Show:
Vocabulary
Processes
Maps
Models
Extra Vocabulary
100
a map that shows the elevation
What is a topographical map
100
The amount of earth materials settling down in a different place increased during our slope experiment what process is that
What is deposition
100
the person who makes a map
What is a cartographer
100
To understand what the school yard looks like you would use this. Explain.
What is a map OR a model.
100
the bottom of a mountain
What is the base
200
The lines on a map that shows elevation
What are contour lines
200
The Grand Canyon was partially formed because of this (in addition to other things)
What is erosion
200
a limit of border of an object or process
What is a boundary
200
Map or Model: To understand what rain does to a plain you would use this
What is a model
200
the top part of the mountain
What is the peak
300
the fan shaped deposit of earth materials at the mouth of a stream
What is a delta
300
This was more likely to happen to the water during our slope experiment
What is meander
300
a special feature of a map that tells you what things are on the map
What is a key
300
Map or Model: To easily understand how high a mountain is you would use this
What is a topographical map
300
high , nearly level uplifted areas composed of horizontal layers of rock
What is a plateau
400
the land that gets covered with water during a flood
What is a floodplain
400
this got bigger when we tested the models with a slope
What is a delta
400
The height on topographical maps is usually measured in
What are meters
400
Map or Model: If you wanted to show someone where something is, you would use this
What is a map
400
the process through which earth wears away by water, wind, or ice
What is erosion
500
a fan shaped deposit of earth materials formed where a stream flows from a steep slope onto flatter land.
What is an alluvial fan
500
this speeds up the process of erosion and deposition
What is slope, increase amount of water, increase speed...
500
We used flood buckets and regular buckets to test what would happen with the sand. What was the difference?
What is speed of water flow, amount of water, influence on land, increased deposition...
500
Map or Model: I want to know how a snow storm has influenced the land. What would I use?
What is a model
500
the process through which earth materials settle out in a new place
What is deposition