Do Now: Compare and contrast the Edwards Plateau with the Trans-Pecos Ecoregion

Edwards Plateau

Trans-Pecos Ecoregion

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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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7. Weathering, erosion and deposition shape the characteristic soil and topography of each ecoregion of Texas.

True or False

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8. Plant roots growing can lead to mechanical weathering.

True or False

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9.What is the main agent of erosion in the high plains of Texas?

a) Wavesb) Flash Floodsc) Windd) Glaciers

Station 1

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10. Large rocks can be __________ by blowing sand.

a) Erodedb) Weatheredc) Deposited d) Decomposed

Station 1

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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

Station 2

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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

Station 2

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13. If acid rain falls on limestone rock, _________ weathering will occur.

a) Chemical

b) Physical

c) Exfoliation

d) Sedimentary

Station 3

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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

Station 3

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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.

Station 4

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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

Station 4

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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