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Ch 23.3 Water Erosion and Deposition

Author: deirdre carney

Chapter 23.3 Water Shapes the Land

Read Chapter 23.3 Water Shapes the Land pg 713-717. Outline the reading in your Science Notebook & include major points and diagrams/tables.
You should focus on the following essential questions:
-What is the most important factor influencing the ability of a stream to cause erosion
-What features are formed by surface water erosion
-What features are deposited by running water
-What causes groundwater erosion

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Source: Prentice hall Physical Science - Concepts in Action

Video Clip: River erosion, transport, and deposition

Watch video and take notes in your science notebook.

Video Clip: Meanders and Oxbow Lakes

Watch video and take notes in your science notebook.

Online Activity - Cave Formation

go to the following website:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/how-caves-form.html

Explore the interactive activity (write notes in your science notebook - use your textbook essential questions as a guide). Pay special attention to caves formed by water erosion.

 

Video: - Cave Biologist

go to:

 

watch video - focus on cave formation

http://youtu.be/qhnNapshv1Q