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Vocabulary Catastrophic Events Catastrophic Events WED Watersheds Human Impact 10 20 30 40 50 40 30 20 10 50 40 30 20 10 50 40 30 20 10 50 40 30 20 10
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Topic 1 – 10 Points QUESTION: Warm ocean water causes me to form ANSWER: Hurricane
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Topic 1 – 20 Points QUESTION: I change the salinity of brackish waters in an Estuary ANSWER: Hurricane
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Topic 1 – 30 Points QUESTION: I caused the animals in the movie Lion King to migrate in search of food and water. ANSWER: Drought
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Topic 1 – 40 Points QUESTION: When humans cut down trees on steep slopes my rain can loosen the soil and cause mudslides ANSWER: Hurricane
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Topic 1 – 50 Points QUESTION: I can block the sun, lowering temperatures and decrease the rate of photosynthesis ANSWER: Volcanic Eruption
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Topic 2 – 10 Points QUESTION: I am the process of exfoliation that occurs on Enchanted Rock ANSWER: Mechanical Weathering
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Topic 2 – 20 Points QUESTION: I am the process of carbonic acid dissolving limestone in Texas caves ANSWER: Chemical weathering
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Topic 2 – 30 Points QUESTION: We are the processes that carved out the steep walls and deep caves in Palo Duro Canyon ANSWER: Weathering and Erosion by a river
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Topic 2 – 40 Points QUESTION: The root system of Mangrove trees prevent me from happening ANSWER: Erosion
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Topic 2 – 50 Points QUESTION: I am the region of Texas with less vegetation and can be impacted by winds ANSWER: Big Bend Country
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Topic 3 – 10 Points QUESTION: I am the entire drainage basin that collects water above ground and below ground ANSWER: Watershed
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Topic 3 – 20 Points QUESTION: Long periods of rainfall can fill me up so people in Texas can pump water from me ANSWER: Aquifer
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Topic 3 – 30 Points QUESTION: During heavy rains I carry pollution from city and farming areas into lakes affecting the water quality and decreasing fish ANSWER: Runoff
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Topic 3 – 40 Points QUESTION: When farmers/people spread large amounts of fertilizer before heavy rains they are harming me ANSWER: Watershed
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Topic 3 – 50 Points QUESTION: I was the oil, vinegar and liquid soap that you used when you modeled me in a lab activity ANSWER: Pollution
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Topic 4 – 10 Points QUESTION: Humans should dispose of oil properly in order to not pollute our_____________? ANSWER: Groundwater
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Topic 4 – 20 Points QUESTION: I am the pollution source, for example, a person burning tires ANSWER: Point Source
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Topic 4 – 30 Points QUESTION: I am the pollution source, for example, from Acid Rain ANSWER: Non-Point Source
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Topic 4 – 40 Points QUESTION: I am the pollution source, for example, from a factory and it’s runoff ANSWER: Point Source
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Topic 4 – 50 Points QUESTION: I am the pollution source, for example, a collection of pesticides, fertilizers, chemicals, oil and debris that flows thru a watershed into streams, creeks and rivers ANSWER: Non-Point Source
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Topic 5 – 10 Points QUESTION: I am the process of breaking rocks into smaller pieces and sediment ANSWER: Weathering
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Topic 5 – 20 Points QUESTION: I am the process of transporting rocks and sediment ANSWER: Erosion
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Topic 5 – 30 Points QUESTION: I am the process of dumping rocks and sediment ANSWER: Deposition
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Topic 5 – 40 Points QUESTION: We are the two processes that can change a straight river into a curved river ANSWER: Erosion and Deposition
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Topic 5 – 50 Points QUESTION: We are essential to all life on Earth, I stand on the surface as my friend seeps thru ANSWER: Surface water and Ground water
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