Science Starter: Table Talk

1. What kind of things do you notice in each of

the pictures?
2. Is the Earth static or dynamic?
-static means not changing, or motionless
-dynamic means ever-changing, or in
constant motion
Learning Target:
- I am able to describe how the surface of the earth can be changed over
long periods of time by processes such as plate tectonic movement and
the rock cycle.
- I am able to describe how the surface of the earth can be changed
quickly, including earthquakes, landslides, meteor impacts and some
volcanoes.
- I am able to give examples of geological processes that can affect large
areas of land and also examples of geological processes that can affect
small areas of land.
Erosion - causes rock to break down (water, wind, the freeze-thaw process, salt and other chemical
processes)

- fracturing of rock by the expansion of freezing water in areas of

weakness or in pore spaces in the rock.
Volcanoes (could be a small or large area depending on the size of the eruption)

Earthquakes (could be a small or large area depending on the magnitude of the

earthquake)