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Chapter 9. Erosion and Deposition. Review terms and ideas. ______________ is the material moved by erosion. SEDIMENT W hat materials does sediment consist of? PIECES OF ROCK/SOIL AND PLANT AND ANIMAL REMIANS. REVIEW TERMS AND IDEAS.
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Chapter 9 Erosion and Deposition
Review terms and ideas • ______________ is the material moved by erosion. • SEDIMENT • What materials does sediment consist of? • PIECES OF ROCK/SOIL AND PLANT AND ANIMAL REMIANS
REVIEW TERMS AND IDEAS • ______________ OCCURS WHERE THE AGENTS OF EROSION, DEPOSIT, OR LAY DOWN, SEDIMENT. • DEPOSITION • ____________,_____________, &______________ ACT TOGETHER IN A CYCLE THAT WEARS DOWN AND BUILDS UP EARTH’S SURFACE. • WEATHERING, EROSION, AND DEPOSITION
______________ IS THE FORCE THAT PULLS ROCK AND OTHER MATERIALS DOWN HILL. • GRAVITY • THE FOUR TYPES OF MASS MOVEMENT INCLUDE __________,____________,____________, &____________ • LANDSLIDES, MUDFLOWS, SLUMPS, AND CREEPS.
http://PHSchool.com/webcodes10/index.cfm • Active art
Moving ___________ is the major agent of erosion that has shaped Earth’s land surface. • WATER • _____________is water that moves over Earth’s surface that carries particles with it. • RUNOFF
The amount of runoff in an area depends on 5 main factors which are? • AMOUNT OF RAIN, VEGETATION, TYPE OF SOIL, SHAPE OF THE LAND, HOW PEOPLE USE THE LAND
MORE RUNNOFF=MORE? • EROSION!
EROSION BY RIVERS • THROUGH EROSION, A RIVER CREATES VALLEYS, WATERFALLS, FLOOD PLAINS, MEANDERS, AND ____________ LAKES. • OXBOW
WATERFALLS • HOW ARE WATERFALLS FORMED? • A RIVER FLOWS OVER AN AREA OF HARD ROCK THAT ERODES SLOWLY, THEN OVER A SOFT ROCK THAT ERODES MORE QUICKLY.
MEANDER • WHAT CAUSES A MEANDER? • WATER FOLLOWS THE COURSE OF LEAST RESISTANCE. IT WILL FLOW FIRST WHERE ROCK/SEDIMENT IS EASIER TO ERODE.
OXBOW LAKE • USUALLY FORM DURING FLOODS WHEN WATER FINDS AN EASIER WAY DOWNSTREAM AND CUTS OFF THE OLD MEANDER.
ALLUVIAL FANS • STREAMS FLOW OUT OF A STEEP NARROW MOUNTAIN VALLEY AND SUDDENLY SPILL INTO AN OPEN, FLAT AREA OR WATER SOURCE
DELTA • EXPLAIN HOW A DELTA IS FORMED. • SEDIMENT THAT IS DEPOSITED BY A RIVER THAT FLOWS INTO A LAKE OR OCEAN BUILDS UP INTO A LAND FORM.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1cCs-S5EKc • Mudslide • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mknStAMia0Q • Landslide