Do Now: Compare and contrast the Edwards
Plateau with the Trans-Pecos Ecoregion
Edwards
Plateau
Trans-Pecos
Ecoregion
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Quiz:
Anticipation Guide
1. Weathering moves small rocks, sand, and sediment.
True or False
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2. Catastrophic events can cause weathering, erosion and
deposition.
True or False
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3. Deltas are formed at the base of a river as sediment in the water
build up and create new land.
True or False
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4. Sediments, like sand and soil , can be made by weathering.
True or False
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5. Ecoregions are characterized by their soil, climate, and land
features, as well as organisms that occupy the region.
True or False
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6. Texas is made of 3 main ecoregions.
True or False
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Anticipation Guide
7. Weathering, erosion and deposition shape the characteristic soil
and topography of each ecoregion of Texas.
True or False
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Anticipation Guide
8. Plant roots growing can lead to mechanical weathering.
True or False
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Quiz:
Station 1
9.What is the main agent of erosion in the high plains of Texas?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Waves
Flash Floods
Wind
Glaciers
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Station 1
10. Large rocks can be __________ by blowing sand.
a)
b)
c)
d)
Eroded
Weathered
Deposited
Decomposed
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Station 2
11. Permeability is a measure
of _________.
a) how easily a liquid flows through a substance.
b) how easily a rock is broken down or weathered
c) How much liquid a substance can hold
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Station 2
12. In an aquifer, water first enters the _____ zone, then moves
into the _____ zone, and finally settles in the _____ zone.
a) Artesian, Recharge, Drainage
b) Drainage, Recharge, Artesian
c) Recharge, Drainage, Artesian
d) Recharge, Artesian, Drainage
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Station 3
13. If acid rain falls on limestone rock, _________ weathering will occur.
a) Chemical
b) Physical
c) Exfoliation
d) Sedimentary
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Station 3
14. Both chemical and mechanical weathering _____.
a) Cause rock to be transported or moved
b) Create new kinds of rock
c) Break down rock into smaller pieces
d) Need wind to happen
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Quiz:
Station 4
15. A watershed is ____.
a) An area of land that feeds into a pond, lake, stream, river or
aquifer.
b) All of the ponds, lakes, streams, rivers, and aquifer in a state or
country
c) A manmade structure used to store water.
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Quiz:
Station 4
16. A delta is a landform that is the result of sediments being
________ at the mouth of a river.
a) Weathered
b) Eroded
c) Deposited
d) Exfoliated
Investigation: Watershed
Create a model of a watershed with your group.
1. Crumple paper to make peaks and valleys.
2. Add man made features: farm, factory,
shopping mall, neighborhood.
3. Put an “X” with red marker next to each of
the man made features.
Investigation: Watershed
Create a model of a watershed with your group.
1. Spray your watershed with water.
2. Describe your observations in your comp
book.
3. What does the red “x” in the model of the
watershed represent? Explain.
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