Water as a FORCE
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Water as a FORCEErosion & Weathering
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WATERSHEDS
RIVERS CARVE
GLACIERS CARVE
WATER EXPANDS AS IT FREEZES
FORCES THAT AFFECT WATERSHEDS
WATER as a FORCE
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Section headings
Watersheds1. What’s a
watershed?2. How are
watersheds separated from other watersheds?
3. How are streams classified?
On diagram, label:
1. Watershed:Land area from which all water drains into a common body of water
2. Divide:Border of all watersheds
3. Stream order:Classification of streams based on # of tributaries.
Rivers carve.Vocabulary:velocity:
gradient:
discharge:
channel:
meander: RIVERS CARVE
vocabulary
Water carries materials in three ways:
deposition erosion
River LOAD:
deposition erosion
What is this structure called?
What is this structure called?
What is this structure called?
Glaciers carve.Vocabulary: till:moraine:striation:cirque:continental glacier:valley glacier:
Label vocabulary on diagram
GLACIERS CARVE
Name that glacier type!A B
Continental or Valley?A B
Frost Wedging
Water expands as it freezes.
Water expands as it freezes. It gets in a crack in a rock. Then it freezes. Then it expands. What happens to the crack?
Make a 4-panel step-by-step drawing (with explanation) of the frost wedging process.
WATER EXPANDS AS IT FREEZES
What factors affect a watershed?
1. Climate
2. Physical Features
(topography)
3. Soils and geology
4. Vegetative coverFORCES THAT AFFECT
WATERSHEDS
ClimateHot
Cold
Physical FeaturesMountain Flat
Soils & GeologyPlush soil
Rocky
Vegetative Cover Lots of plants Few
plants