exploring the earth’s surface 1 chapter 3. essential questions 2 what processes break down rock?...
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Exploring the Earth’s Surface
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Chapter 3
Essential Questions
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What processes break down rock?
What does the topography of an area include?
What are the main types of landforms?
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Topography Includes ….
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Elevation: the height above sea level
Relief: The difference between the highest and the lowest parts of an area.
Landforms: a feature formed by the processes of nature.
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1. Plains 2. Mountains3. Plateaus
What are the Main Types of Landforms?
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Page 104 Landform Regions of the United States:• Identify Florida on the map. • Classify it by landform region.
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Coastal Plain
Home LearningComplete Lesson 2 Assess Your
Understandings
Review & Assessment #6-10 Page 111
Vocabulary quiz next Thursday 12/12
Edible Landform Dec. 13thFairchild Dec 18th
Mass Movements
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Chapter 3
Essential Questions
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What processes break down rock?
What are the different types of mass movement?
o Landslideso Mudflowo Creepso Slumps
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Mass Movements
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LandslidesA rapid
movement of a large mass of earth and rocks down a hill or a mountainside.
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MudflowMovement of soil resembles fluid
behavior. Water, air and ice are often involved in enabling fluid like motion of the material.
Mass Movements
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CreepsSlow movements of soil or rock directed
by gravity gradually down slope. The creep makes trees and shrubs curve, and they can trigger landslides if they lose their root footing.
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SlumpA slipping of
rock material along the curved surface of a decline.
(shaped like a spoon)
It forms a small, crescent-shaped cliff.
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Home LearningComplete Chapter 3 Packet Assess
Your Understandings
Review & Assessment #1-16 Page 111-112
Vocabulary Cards Lesson 1-3Vocabulary quiz ThursdayEdible Landform Dec. 18thFairchild Jan 14th
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