TEKS: Chapter 112. Science See All Teacher Resources

112.37.c.6

Science conceptUnordered Lists. The student knows the sources and flow of energy through an environmental system. The student is expected to:

• (A)  define and identify the components of the geosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere and the interactions among them;

• (B)  describe and compare renewable and non-renewable energy derived from natural and alternative sources such as oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear, solar, geothermal, hydroelectric, and wind;

• (C)  explain the flow of energy in an ecosystem, including conduction, convection, and radiation;

• (D)  investigate and explain the effects of energy transformations in terms of the laws of thermodynamics within an ecosystem; and

• (E)  investigate and identify energy interactions in an ecosystem.