SOL Prep

Earth and Space Systems

Virginia SOL 5.8.ESS.1

Investigate how Earth constantly changes.

Study 5.8.ESS.1 with SOL PrepBack to Grade 5 Science

What students need to be able to do

  • Explain how Earth’s internal energy causes movement of material within the Earth.
  • Describe plate tectonics as movement of the crust.
  • Model the transformation of rocks using the rock cycle.
  • Explain how weathering, erosion, and deposition change Earth’s surface.
  • Use fossils and geologic patterns as evidence of Earth’s change.