Exploring the Earth’s Surface 1 Chapter 3
Essential Questions 2 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 …. 4 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. Mountains 3. Plateaus What are the Main Types of Landforms? 6
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Page 104 Landform Regions of the United States: Identify Florida on the map. Classify it by landform region. 8 Coastal Plain
Home Learning Complete Lesson 2 Assess Your Understandings Review & Assessment #6-10 Page 111 Vocabulary quiz next Thursday 12/12 Edible Landform Dec. 13th Fairchild Dec 18th
Mass Movements 10 Chapter 3
Essential Questions 11 What processes break down rock? What are the different types of mass movement? oLandslides oMudflow oCreeps oSlumps
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Mass Movements 14 Landslides A rapid movement of a large mass of earth and rocks down a hill or a mountainside.
Mass Movements 15 Mudflow Movement of soil resembles fluid behavior. Water, air and ice are often involved in enabling fluid like motion of the material.
Mass Movements 16 Creeps Slow 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.
Mass Movements 17 Slump A 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 Learning Complete Chapter 3 Packet Assess Your Understandings Review & Assessment #1-16 Page Vocabulary Cards Lesson 1-3 Vocabulary quiz Thursday Edible Landform Dec. 18th Fairchild Jan 14th
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