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GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 352C Effect of Sediment Characteristics on Erosion and Deposition in EphemeralStream Channels By S A SCHUMM EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION IN A SEMIARID ENVIR. Chapter 4.1. Pages 118-127. Key Questions. How does moving water cause erosion?. What land features are formed by water erosion and deposition?. Moving water is the major agent of the erosion that has shaped Earth’s land surface.. Physical Weathering. Weathering. is the breakdown of rock or soil. . Physical . weathering occurs when natural forces, such as wind, running water, and moving ice, physically break up rock and soil into smaller particles. . The . surface. features of the Earth change as a result of observable physical and chemical processes . Weathering and Erosion. This is a monument . called Cleopatra’s . Needle. It was carved in Egypt around 1450B.C. The sides are carved with hieroglyphs, the writing of ancient Egypt. It stood in the dry, hot Egyptian desert for over 3000 years. During that time, the hieroglyphs remained distinct.. Water Erosion. How Does Moving Water Cause Erosion?. Erosion by water begins with a splash of rain.. Some rainfall sinks into the ground.. Some evaporates or is taken up by plants.. The rest of the water runs off over the land surface.. __________, ___________, and __________ act together in a cycle that wears down and builds up Earth’s surface.. ________, ___________, __________, _______, and ________ all cause erosion.. _______ causes mass movement, the process that moves sediment downhill.. Chapter 4.1. Pages 118-127. Key Questions. How does moving water cause erosion?. What land features are formed by water erosion and deposition?. The GREAT . BLUE. HOLE . p. 118. Where is it located?. J. Quigley. 4/2012. Water Shapes the Land. Water Shapes the Land. The Mississippi River is like a thousand dump trucks… every year it carries more than 300 million tons of sediment to the ocean! . This sediment is being washed away from the surface of the land and is called erosion.. Lesson 1. Water Erosion. How does Moving Water Cause Erosion?. Erosion is the process in which sediment that has been broken down through weathering is moved.. Agents of Erosion are:. Water. Wind. Glacial (ice). Scenario #1. Flood water pounds against a canyon wall and wears it down.. Weathering. Scenario #2. Rain washing soil away from a hillside. Erosion. Scenario #3. Layers of sediment forming at the bottom of the ocean. What Is An . Ecoregion. ?. Ecoregion. - . a major ecosystem with distinctive geography, characteristic plants and animals, ecosystems, and receiving uniform solar radiation and moisture . Sometimes called an ecological region or bioregion. V-Map. 1 side for chalk. 1 side for . m&m’s. . Do Now. SWBAT describe mechanical weathering. 1. Where do pebbles and small particles of rock come from?. 2. . Did anyone carve pumpkins this weekend?. The creation of sedimentary rocks. Weathering and Mass Movement. Objectives:. 1. Describe the processes by which erosion wears down and carries away rock. 2. Distinguish between chemical and mechanical weathering. Temu . ke-. 9. Sedimentary Rocks. Detrital/Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rocks. conglomerates & . breccias. sandstones. mudstones. Carbonate Sedimentary Rocks. limestones. dolostones. Other Sedimentary Rocks. The. . Erosion-Deposition. . Process. Constructive vs. Destructive. Constructive process build up features on Earth’s surface. Lave erupting from a volcano hardens and forms new land on the area where lava falls..