changing landscape today’s goal: to learn how erosion shapes the landscape around us to identify...
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Changing Landscape
Today’s Goal:
To learn how erosion shapes the landscape around usTo identify and understand the different types of erosion (e.g., splash or waves, fluvial or water, wind, and chemical)To identify some additional ways to prevent erosion
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Mountains, rocks, rivers, lakes, plains, and beaches are all shaped and impacted by the effects of erosionRemember:
Erosion is the process of
wearing away and moving
earth materials
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Different causes of erosion:
Water
Chemicals Glaciers
Wind
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WEATHERING . . .. . . is when rain (or other forms of precipitation) fall to the ground and begin to break down rocks, soils, and minerals
Changing LandscapeWater washes soil, sand, and minerals from land into bodies of water (e.g., rivers, lakes, oceans)
This build up of soil, sand, and minerals is called
sediment
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