Erosion Creations

Explicar la causa específica de los diferentes hitos naturales creados por la erosión.

Explain the specific cause for different natural landmarks created by Erosion

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Erosion Creations

By Mr. Alba & Ms. Castillo

Broken sediments moving from one place to another.

Erosion

Erosion​

Rocks breaking down into smaller sediments.

Weathering

Desgasto​

W. E. D

Deposition

Deposicion​

Sediments from erosion stopping and building up in an new location.

Multiple Choice

Is Erosion a fast process or does it take many many years?

• Fast

• Slow

What caused this to form?

¿Qué causó que esto se formara?

RIVERS! RIOS!

Millions of years of water flowing over rocks causes them to get round and smooth!

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¡Millones de años de agua fluyendo sobre las rocas hacen que se vuelvan redondas y suaves!​

Multiple Choice

What causes rocks to become smooth?

• River Water slowly rubbing rocks together making them smooth

• Old rocks just get smooth over time

• New rocks that form start off very smooth

What caused this to form?

¿Qué causó que esto se formara?

Underground Water! ¡Aguas subterráneas!

Millions of years of water flowing through underground cracks creating caves.

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¡Millones de años de agua fluyendo a través de grietas subterráneas creando cuevas.!​

Multiple Choice

How are caves formed?

• Animals dig out the rocks slowly to form caves

• Water seeps underground and slowly causes caves to form

• Caves have always been existed and erosion is causing them to disappear

What caused this to form?

¿Qué causó que esto se formara?

Wind & Sand! ¡Viento y arena!

Millions of years of blowing sand into rocks causing the bottom to break down faster.

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¡Millones de años de soplar arena en las rocas haciendo que el fondo se rompa más rápido!​

Multiple Choice

How were mushroom rocks formed.

• Rocks break down due to rain causing these shapes to form randomly

• Sand blowing against rock weathering away the bottom first

• Animals passing by rocks causing the sides of rocks to wear away.

What caused this to form?

¿Qué causó que esto se formara?

Wind & Sand! ¡Viento y arena!

Many years of wind blowing in a desert causes sand to pile up creating Sand Dunes.

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¡Muchos años de viento soplando en un desierto hacen que la arena se acumule creando dunas de arena!​

Multiple Choice

How are sand dunes formed?

• Sand blows on top on mountains covering them with sand

• Rivers cutting through deserts causing small sand mountains to form.

• Wind blowing sand from place to place causing sand to build up slowly