Earth's Changing Surface

Grade 645 min

aligned to Ms-ess2-2: Construct An Explanation Based On Evidence For How Geoscience Processes Have Changed Earth’s Surface At Varying Time And Spatial Scales.

Learning Objective

I can provide evidence to explain how geoscience processes change Earth's surface at different rates and scales.

Lesson Flow

Watch Video

3 min

Plate Tectonics Explained

MinuteEarth

Practice

14 min

12 questions • Short answer

Exit Ticket

5 min

Describe how the process of subduction changes Earth's surface. Provide evidence from the video to support your answer, and explain whether this process happens quickly or slowly. Describe how the movement of tectonic plates changes Earth's surface. Provide evidence from the video to support your answer, and explain whether this process happens quickly or slowly.

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