Weathering
Define weathering.
What is where rocks and minerals are broken down by nature?
Define erosion.
What is the movement of weathered rock from place to place?
Define deposition.
What is the process of laying down the broken rock?
State whether the average precipitation of this region is over or under 2 inches of rain.
What is over 2 inches of rain?
Ways soil erosion can affect the ecoregion.
What is killing plants?
State the main agents of weathering.
What is water, wind, plants, and change in temperature?
State the main agents of erosion.
What is ice, water, wind, and gravity?
State the main agent of deposition.
What is water?
State the type of weather it usually is in this region.
Organizations that help prevent erosion.
What is ECQ? (Erosion control quotes)
State the main agent of weathering in this ecosystem.
What is wind?
State the main agent of erosion in this ecosystem.
What is water?
State the reason deposition is important in this region.
Plants in this region are described as ___.
What is hardy?
State ways you can help prevent erosion.
What is planting small shrubs and improving drainage around the area?
Judging off of the past information, state what weathering can cause in this ecoregion.
What is dust storms?
State ways erosion can affect the High Plains.
What is causing certain landforms like the Palo Duro Canyon?
State what landforms deposition causes in the High Plains.
What is sand dunes and canyons?
Name a type of tree in this ecoregion.
What is cottonwood, mesquite, oak, soapberry, hackberry, mahogany, and/or redbud?
State ways why soil erosion can be bad for an ecosystem.