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Unit 1 Lesson 3: Erosion and Deposition by Water
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Jesse Jayne
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Erosion and Deposition by Water
How does water change Earth's surface?
By the end of this lesson, students should be able to relate the processes of erosion and deposition by water to the landforms that result from these processes.
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These are images from the limestone caves of Pennsylvania!
Consider...
1. What might have caused these caves to form?
2. How did water contribute to their formation?
Phenomenon
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Open Ended
How was this canyon formed?
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The movement of sediment from one place to another is called erosion.
Erosion
Rivers and streams erode soil, rock and sediment .
Sediment
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Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
The breaking down of rock into smaller pieces
The movement of sediment from one place to another
The dropping of sediment in a new place
The breaking down of rock into smaller pieces
The movement of sediment from one place to another
The dropping of sediment in a new place
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Open Ended
How are erosion and deposition different?
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Multiple Select
What are the four agents of erosion and deposition?
wind
clouds
water
gravity
ice
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Open Ended
Why would some streams and rivers cause more erosion and deposition than others?
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Channel - A path a stream wears and flows down.
Eventually, canyons and valleys will form.
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A flat area formed from many layers of deposited sediment when a river runs over its banks. This can signal the age of a river valley with the older being flatter with many meanders and oxbow lakes.
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Formed from the deposition of materials
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Open Ended
How is an alluvial fan different than a delta?
How is an alluvial fan similar to a delta?
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Open Ended
Which of the features in the last slide to you think took longer to form: the sea stack, sea arch, or sea cave? Explain.
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Erosion and Deposition by Water
How does water change Earth's surface?
By the end of this lesson, students should be able to relate the processes of erosion and deposition by water to the landforms that result from these processes.
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