Wind Erosion

Wind vs Water:
Erosion and Deposition

Multiple Choice

This is a

• Sea Arch

• Dune

• Delta

• Beach

Beach

a pebbly or sandy shore, especially by the ocean between high- and low-water marks.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a canyon?

Canyon

• Formed by weathering and erosion by a river

• The Grand Canyon was formed by the Colorado River.

Multiple Choice

An example of a landform

• Soil

• Water

• Sand

• Plateau

Landforms

• Formed by weathering, erosion, or deposition

• Examples include, plateau, glacier, sand dunes, arches, mountains, hill, plain

• Beaches, Canyon, Delta

Multiple Choice

When soil, sand, rock, and silt are ______ by rivers, wind, or glaciers.

• deposited

• dropped

• dished out

• flown

Deposition

The end (?) of a journey...

Deposition

• When rocks, sand, silt, (sediments) that are carried, eventually settle in a new location. These processes work together to create new landforms.

• Key Word is Deposit

What is Weathering & Erosion?

Watch the video on the next slide and answer the questions that follow.

Multiple Choice

Erosion is not caused by______

• Water

• Wind

• Ice

• Imagination

Erosion

• The natural process in which rock, soil, sediments is slowly removed by Earth's natural processes like wind, water, and ice.

Fill in the Blank

What do we call the movement of weathered rocks by natural forces?

Multiple Choice

Analyze the picture. Which type of erosion is happening here?

• water

• wind

• weather

• rain

Multiple Choice

Weathering is

• is the breaking down of rocks, soils, and minerals through Earth's natural process

• Raining

• Bad Weather

• is a short process

Weathering

• Weathering is the breaking down of rocks, soils, and minerals

• There are 2 types of weathering: physical caused by water, wind, ice etc but there is also chemical weathering which can be caused by acid rain, plants, and animals.

Multiple Choice

Which is a landform?

• Hill

• Car

• House

• School

Multiple Choice

Which is a landform?

• Ice

• Soil

• Sand

• Sea Arch

Poll

What did you think of the new stream table at Brigham Young University?

• It was ok. I learned something new.

• It was pretty interesting!

• I wish I could use it; it looks like fun! Very Cool!

• I'm not really interested in stream tables.

Multiple Choice

The stream table allows students and scientists to study weathering, erosion, & deposition in a laboratory setting to make it easier to observe how they affect the environment.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What does the dye highlight in the stream table demonstration?

• shallow sections of water

• deeper sections of water

• sandbar deposition

• a meander (curve) in the stream

Open Ended

When the table angle increases (made steeper), what happens?

Weathering & Erosion with Skittles

Watch the video on the next slide and answer the questions that follow. Feel free to do this experiment at home if you like!

Open Ended

What does the hot water do to the skittles?

Multiple Choice

When they use the straw to blow on the water, they are demonstrating ________ by wind.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition