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weathering
erosion
deposition
Texas Eco-Regions
Catostraphic events
100
What is weathering?
It is the breaking down of rocks
100
What are some examples of erosion?
Water, wind, glacier, gravitational
100
What is deposition?
The depositing of rock?
100
How many Texas Eco-regions are there?
12
100
How many catostraphic events are there?
8
200
What are the two types of weathering?
Mechanical and chemical
200
Where is erosion?
Everywhere
200
What are the three types of deposition?
Water, wind, ice
200
What Eco-region do we live in?
South Texas Brush Country
200
What is the calmest part of a hurricane?
The eye
300
What is biotic force weathering?
Weathering caused by a living thing
300
What are examples of gravitational erosion?
Mudslides, landslides, slump and creep
300
What is another term for deposition?
sedimentation
300
Where is Edwards Plateau located?
The hill country
300
What are the wind speeds when a tornado is in its highest category?
261-318 MPH
400
What is carbonation weathering?
When weak acid is formed fron Carbon Dioxide mixing with rain
400
What is glacial erosion?
The grinding of rocks beneath glaciers
400
What is an example of water deposition?
A Floodplain
400
Where is the Trans-Pecos Eco-region located?
The area genarally west of the Pecos River
400
How does a drought form?
The inturruption of the water cycle
500
What happens to weathering in a volcanic eruption?
Balances the force of weathering
500
In what foreign continents is soil erosion accelarating?
Asia and Africa
500
Sand dunes are made from what type of deposition?
Wind
500
What is the Largest Texas Eco-region?
Trans-Pecos
500
What are most wildfores caused by?
Lightning