Clarification Statement - S.MS.ESS.2.3.CS:
Examples of data include similarities of rock and fossil types on different continents, the shapes of the continents (including continental shelves), and the locations of ocean structures (such as ridges, fracture zones, and trenches).

Assessment Boundary - S.MS.ESS.2.3.AB:
Paleomagnetic anomalies in oceanic and continental crust are not assessed.

Science and Engineering Practices - 6-8.SEP4.3:
Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for phenomena.

Disciplinary Core Ideas - S.MS.ESS.2.3.DCI:
ESS1.C: The History of Planet Earth •Tectonic processes continually generate new ocean sea floor at ridges and destroy old sea floor at trenches. ESS2.B: Plate Tectonics and Large-Scale System Interactions •Maps of ancient land and water patterns, based on investigations of rocks and fossils, make clear how Earth’s plates have moved great distances, collided, and spread apart.

Crosscutting Concepts - CC1.12:
Patterns in rates of change and other numerical relationships can provide information about natural systems.