Texas Ecoregions

Which Texas ecoregion would most likely have the most evidence of erosion by water?

• Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes

• Plains

• Prairies

• Plateau & Desert/Montane

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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-LS2-1

What was the effect of overgrazing in the Desert/Montane?

• Decreased erosion of the soil

• Change from a grassland to desert

• Plant life is abudant

• All the above

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

The landscape of the Texas Prairies has changed due to _____.

• no fires

• absence of bison and livestock

• humans making cropland/farmland

• All the above

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

In the Plains, droughts reduce the amount of plants causing erosion from _____ to be worse.

• wind

• rain

• ice

• gravity

The Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes are often exposed to tropical storms originating in the Gulf of Mexico. Which of the following are effects on the coastline?

• reshaped by high winds and waves

• eroded and covered by water

• shoreline moves landward

• All the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

We have studied the Edwards Aquifer. It is a karst aquifer and is characterized by the presence of sinkholes and caves. It is located in what Texas ecoregion?

• Plains

• Prairies

• Plateau and Desert/Montane

• Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

In the Woodlands, erosion by runoff is minimal due to ______.

• dense forests hold soil in place

• sediments are released into runoff

• fires have been going on for many years

• All the above

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

• Texas Gulf Coast

• Plains

• Plateau

• Prairie

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Mostly short grass, dry and very windy. high elevation, Palo Duro Canyon.

• Texas Gulf Coast

• Plains

• Prairie

• Trans-Pecos