Effects of Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition on the Environment in Ecoregions of Texas

What Catastrophic Event in the panhandle plains causes the most wind erosion?

• Hurricanes

• Tornadoes

• Flooding

• Humans

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What catastrophic event causes the most most water erosion in the gulf coast?

• Hurricanes

• Tornadoes

• Flash Floods

• Earthquakes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Biological weathering is done by . . .

• Wind

• Water

• Living Things

• Ice

The following is a picture of which ecoregion?  ___________

• Piney Woods
• High Plains
• Hill Country/Edwards Plateau
• Trans Pecos/Chihuahuan Desert

This is a picture of the __________ ecoregion

• Hill country/Edwards Plateau
• Trans Pecos/Chihuahuan Desert
  Trans Pecos/Cg

  hihuahuan Desert

• High Plains
• Piney Woods

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

This is a picture of the __________ ecoregion of Texas.

• High Plains
• Gulf Coast Plains and Marshes
• Piney Woods
• Hill Country

Why would there be less erosion in this ecoregion of Texas?

• not enough rain
• Tree and plant roots holds onto the soil

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

At the beach which agent of erosion affects the coast?

• Wind
• Water
• Animals
• Gravity

What agent of erosion works to change the way this land looks in this ecoregion?

• wind
• water
• ice/glaciers
• gravity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Deltas forming at the mouths of rivers is called?

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition