Erosion and Deposition
You will most likely find a boulder in this position.
What is position 1?
Like a delta, this landform is created when eroded materials form on land.
What is an alluvial fan?
True or False: There is no erosion at Bradford School.
What is false?
True or false. It is impossible to find the fossils of aquatic creatures in the middle of a desert landscape because modern deserts could never have been covered with water.
What is false?
The carrying away of weathered earth materials by water, wind, or ice.
What is erosion?
In this photo, you will most likely find silt in this position.
What is position 4?
This geographic phenomenon is created when water carves its way through rock.
What is a canyon?
The dirt build-up along the steps near the playground is an example of this.
What is deposition?
Decomposed animals can leave a space in rock sediments. This word also describes the green fuzzy stuff that grows on old bread.
What is a mold?
Pieces of weathered rock, such as sand, deposited by wind, water, or ice.
What is sediment?
In this photo, it is the youngest/newest layer of the Grand Canyon.
What is the Kaibab Formation?
This table shows more erosion due to being on a slope.
What is Table A
After a rain, when dirt moves from the lawn to the edge of the sidewalk, it is called this?
What is erosion?
The preserved remains or other evidence of something that lived on Earth long ago.
What is a fossil?
The settling of sediments.
What is deposition?
In this photo, it is the oldest layer of the Grand Canyon.
What is Tapeats Sandstone?
This table was not aided with slope.
What is Table B?
The cracks on the sidewalk are signs of this.
What is physical weathering or weathering?
Fish fossils in desert areas are evidence of this.
What is ancient ocean or water coverage?
A large mass of ice that moves slowly over land.
What is a glacier?
A mix of humus, sand, silt, clay, gravel, and/or pebbles.
What is soil?
The name of our new custodian.
What is Adam?
The first name of the new custodian.
Who is Adam?
A scientist who studies ancient animals and fossils. Ross from the 90's sitcom Friends did this for a living.
Who are paleontologists?
A large amount of water flowing over land that is usually dry.
What is a flood?