What causes the Mississippi River Delta?
Erosion taking sediments by fast-moving water to the mouth of the river.
Canyon.
This is Palo Duro Canyon in Texas
Name a landform that is created by moving water. 100 points for every landform named!
Canyons or deltas
What type of water causes the most erosion?
flash flooding or fast-flowing water
A delta. This is the Copper River Delta in Cordova, Alaska
How does a sand dune form?
When the particles of sand are eroded by the wind and deposited in a new location repeated.
Sand dunes. This is the Monahans Sand Dunes in Monahans, TX
How are canyons formed?
Water erosion
What is the reason for planting wooden stakes near a beach?
To keep the sand from being blown away rapidly and prevent erosion
Delta. The Brazos River Delta in Texas.
Which is a process that can break a rock - deposition, weathering (frost wedging), erosion? Daily double: Define frost wedging
Weathering can break a rock. Frost wedging is when water fills a crack, water freezes expands and breaks rock.
True or False - Weathering can create a hole in a huge boulder.
True
On the video of the stream table experiment, what type of flow caused the most erosion? Why?
The flood because it was the most water and the fastest flowing.
Canyon. This is a picture of the Texas Slot Canyon in Texas