How are beach barrier islands made?
Beach barrier islands are made of sediments that were eroded off are carried westward along the coastline and creating beach barrier islands.
How does water shape lands?
Water can rub against lands and wash off sediments over time and can shape the land
In Florida, there are no glaciers, but, they impact us... how?
How do wetlands form?
Coastal wetlands also form when rivers deposit sediment as they reach the ocean.
Beaches! How are beaches made?
Beaches are made when waves deposit sand and gravel along the coastline
How does sand move around and build land?
When sand is eroded off a land, it is in the water. Then the water can carry
We all love water (obviously) and they come from freshwater lakes. But, how are they formed?
As water leaves the lake it travels south to the Everglades wetlands. For example, lake Okeechobee was formed when sea level receded, a shallow freshwater lake remained.
How are Archipelagos formed?
volcanoes erupt from the ocean floor
What are dunes?
Dunes are piles of sand along the beaches that keeps the water from going past it
What is a delta?
A delta is a fan shaped deposit of sediment that forms where a river empties into an ocean, or any body of water
I heard about aquifers, how are they formed?
When a water-bearing rock is ready it transmits water to wells and springs, it can be an aquifers
BONUS: Whats the Coral Reef?
A Coral Reef is a large underwater structure
What do sand dune do?
They protect the coastline from flooding and slows down erosion
Where are some deltas?
Apalachicola River formed a delta
Ah! sinkholes! My nightmare! But how do they form???
Sinkholes, can happen when the ground beneath us collapses, and or when the grounds beneath us is loose and falls.
BONUS: what IS a wetland?
A wetland is a shallow with abundant vegitation
How do sand dunes form?
Winds blow sediments and deposit the sand along coastlines and over time, these sediments pile up and become sand dunes
What is this an example of?
A delta
Rolling hills! Do they... roll? But how do they form?
They can form through multiple events: faulting, erosion of larger landforms such as mountains and movement and deposition of sediment by glaciers
BONUS: Where do sinkholes mostly form?
Florida, Texas, Alabama, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Pennsylvania.