Physical Earth

Grade levels:

GRADE BAND THEME: ORDER AND ORGANIZATION
This theme focuses on helping students use scientific inquiry to discover patterns, trends, structures and relationships that may be inferred from simple principles.
These principles are related to the properties or interactions within and between systems.

STRANDS
Strand Connections: Systems can be described and understood by analysis of the interaction of their components. Energy, forces and motion combine to change the physical features of Earth. The changes of the physical Earth and the species that have lived on Earth are found in the rock record. For species to continue, reproduction must be successful.

Topic: Physical Earth
This topic focuses on the physical features of Earth and how they formed. This includes the interior of Earth, the rock record, plate tectonics and landforms.

CONDENSED CONTENT STATEMENTS
8.ESS.1 The composition and properties of Earth’s interior are identified by the behavior of seismic waves.
8.ESS.2 Earth’s lithosphere consists of major and minor tectonic plates that move relative to each other.
8.ESS.3 A combination of constructive and destructive geologic processes formed Earth’s
surface.
8.ESS.4 Evidence of the dynamic changes of Earth’s surface through time is found in the
geologic record.

POTENTIAL CAREER OPTIONS

Searched: seismic waves

19-4043.00Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians
17-2151.00Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers
47-5081.00Helpers–Extraction Workers
29-2099.00Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other  Bright Outlook  
49-9062.00Medical Equipment Repairers 
51-2023.00Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers 
51-4122.00Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
53-7063.00Machine Feeders and Offbearers 
49-2021.00Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers
19-4099.03Remote Sensing Technicians
29-1081.00Podiatrists
29-1229.03Urologists
29-1229.04Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians
39-5012.00Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 
47-5013.00Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas
47-5032.00Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters

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