UNIT 3: SURFACE PROCESSES ON EARTH (CH. 7-10)
Unit Key Concepts and Expectations
Chapter 7 Weathering, Erosion, and Soils
Weathering
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Mechanical
Chemical
 Especially Acid Precipitation and Fig. 7-6
What Affects The Rate of Weathering?
 Table 7-1
 Fig. 7-7
 Fig. 7-10
Questions: Pg. 161 #1-4
Erosion & Deposition
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Gravity’s Role in Erosion
Erosion By Running Water
Glacial Erosion
Fig. 7-12 to Fig. 7-16
Chapter 8 Mass Movements, Wind, and Glaciers
Mass Movements at the Earth’s Surface
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Mass Movements
Variables That Influence Mass Movements
 Fig. 8-1
Types of Mass Movements
 Fig. 8-3
 Fig. 8-5
 Fig. 8-6
Mass Movements Affect People
Reducing The Risks
Questions: Pg. 190 #1-5
Glaciers
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Moving Masses of Ice
Glacial Erosion
 Fig. 8-23
 Fig. 8-24
Glacial Deposition
Questions: Pg. 203 #1-4
Chapter 9 Surface Water
Surface Water Movement
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Runoff
 Fig. 9-1
 Fig. 9-2
 Fig. 9-3
Stream Systems
Watersheds and Divides
Stream Load
Stream Velocity and Carrying Capacity
 Fig. 9-8
Floodplains
 Fig. 9-10
Floods
Questions: Pg. 221 #1-5
Stream Development
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Moving Water Carves A Path
 Fig. 9-14
Formation of Stream Valleys
Meandering Streams
 Fig. 9-18
Deposition of Sediment
Rejuvenation
Questions: Pg. 227 #1-4
Lakes and Freshwater Wetlands
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Origins of Lakes
Lakes Undergo Change
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Questions: Pg. 231 #1-3
Chapter 10 Groundwater
Movement and Storage of Groundwater
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The Hydrosphere
 Table 10-1
Precipitation and Groundwater
Groundwater Storage
 Fig. 10-1
The Zone of Saturation
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Groundwater Movement
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 Fig. 10-4
Questions: Pg. 243 #1-5
Groundwater Erosion and Deposition
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Dissolution by Groundwater
 Fig. 10-7
Groundwater Deposits
Groundwater Systems
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Springs
 Fig. 10-12
 Fig. 10-15
 Fig. 10-16
Confined Aquifers
Threats To Our Water Supply
 Fig. 10-17
 Fig. 10-18
 Fig. 10-19
Questions: Pg. 257 #1-6