Texas Ecoregions

Most Texas ecoregions are experiencing accelerated rates of _________ that are changing the natural communities within the ecosystems.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Land formation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This Texas ecoregion experiences little erosion due to its rich soil with much vegetation where trees are the main plant life.

• Woodlands

• Plateau and Desert/Montane

• Plains

• Prairies

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Weathering can have which of the following effects in Texas?

• Sediment reaching the coast

• Building of mountains in west Texas

• Breaking down of rocks such as at Enchanted Rock

• All the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Deposition can have which of the following effects in Texas?

• Rounding or sharpening of rocks

• Forming of sand dunes at the coast

• Breaking down of rocks such as at Enchanted Rock

• All the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Includes marshes and swamps, high humidity and warm temperatures. waves cause mechanical weathering. sand dunes, sand bars.

• Texas Gulf Coast

• High Plains

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Gently rolling land, cut by streams and covered by thorny brush. Also known as "Brush Country"

• South Texas Plains

• Prairie

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Limestone hills, many streams and springs, shallow soil. Land forms include Enchanted rock

• Edward's Plateau

• Trans Pecos

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which ecoregion would have flooding?

• High Plains

• Edwards Plateau

• Piney Woods

• Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Define Ecoregion

• spots in Texas

• an area defined by its environment

• locations

• sections

Which ecoregion has the least amount of vegetation?

• Trans Pecos

• Cross Timbers

• South Texas Plains

• Post Oak Savannah

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4