Mrs. Morgan asked her students to consider the cross-cutting concepts between Earth’s geoscience processes of plate tectonics and energy cycling within Earth’s systems. One concept that can be considered is stability and change. Understanding how Earth can be stable for short periods of time, yet change over long periods of time, can help scientists in their work. If you were in Mrs. Morgan’s class: How could you describe the connection between plate tectonics and energy cycling within Earth’s systems?
How could you explain these two processes exhibit the cross-cutting concept of both stability and change?