1. Trans-Pecos Ecoregion
Do Now: Compare and contrast the Edwards Plateau with the Trans-Pecos Ecoregion
Edwards Plateau
Trans-Pecos Ecoregion

2. Weathering moves small rocks, sand, and sediment.
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Weathering moves small rocks, sand, and sediment.
True or False

3. 2. Catastrophic events can cause weathering, erosion and deposition.
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2. Catastrophic events can cause weathering, erosion and deposition.
True or False

4. Quiz: Anticipation Guide
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3. Deltas are formed at the base of a river as sediment in the water build up and create new land.
True or False

5. 4. Sediments, like sand and soil , can be made by weathering.
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4. Sediments, like sand and soil , can be made by weathering.
True or False

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5. Ecoregions are characterized by their soil, climate, and land features, as well as organisms that occupy the region.
True or False

7. 6. Texas is made of 3 main ecoregions.
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6. Texas is made of 3 main ecoregions.
True or False

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7. Weathering, erosion and deposition shape the characteristic soil and topography of each ecoregion of Texas.
True or False

9. 8. Plant roots growing can lead to mechanical weathering.
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8. Plant roots growing can lead to mechanical weathering.
True or False

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Station 1
9.What is the main agent of erosion in the high plains of Texas?
Waves
Flash Floods
Wind
Glaciers

11. Quiz: Station 1 10. Large rocks can be __________ by blowing sand.
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Station 1
10. Large rocks can be __________ by blowing sand.
Eroded
Weathered
Deposited
Decomposed

12. Quiz: Station 2 11. Permeability is a measure of _________.
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Station 2
11. Permeability is a measure of _________.
how easily a liquid flows through a substance.
how easily a rock is broken down or weathered
How much liquid a substance can hold

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Station 2
12. In an aquifer, water first enters the _____ zone, then moves into the _____ zone, and finally settles in the _____ zone.
Artesian, Recharge, Drainage
Drainage, Recharge, Artesian
Recharge, Drainage, Artesian
Recharge, Artesian, Drainage

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Station 3
13. If acid rain falls on limestone rock, _________ weathering will occur.
Chemical
Physical
Exfoliation
Sedimentary

15. Quiz: Station 3 14. Both chemical and mechanical weathering _____.
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Station 3
14. Both chemical and mechanical weathering _____.
Cause rock to be transported or moved
Create new kinds of rock
Break down rock into smaller pieces
Need wind to happen

16. Quiz: Station 4 15. A watershed is ____.
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Station 4
15. A watershed is ____.
An area of land that feeds into a pond, lake, stream, river or aquifer.
All of the ponds, lakes, streams, rivers, and aquifer in a state or country
A manmade structure used to store water.

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Station 4
16. A delta is a landform that is the result of sediments being ________ at the mouth of a river.
Weathered
Eroded
Deposited
Exfoliated

18. Investigation: Watershed
Create a model of a watershed with your group.
Crumple paper to make peaks and valleys.
Add man made features: farm, factory, shopping mall, neighborhood.
Put an “X” with red marker next to each of the man made features.

19. Investigation: Watershed
Create a model of a watershed with your group.
Spray your watershed with water.
2. Describe your observations in your comp book.
3. What does the red “x” in the model of the watershed represent? Explain.

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