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WHAT HAPPENED HERE?
Today were going to be
investigative environmentalists
working to find out what happened
to the land.
This calls for an expert!
We are abouL Lo explore some mysLerlous
land changes, and l need your help
deLermlnlng whaL happened.
We need Lhree groups of experLs: one for
Lroslon by CravlLy, one for Lroslon by Wlnd,
and one for Lroslon by Claclers.
ln your groups, use your LexL book Lo revlew
and record 3 key facLs abouL your experuse.
lck some key vocabulary words Lo record
as well.
Work LogeLher, l need all Lhe help l can geL!
Share your knowledge
LlecL a speaker from your group of experLs. Share
your facLs wlLh Lhe class. LeL's brley dlscuss each
of Lhe caLegorles of eroslon before we begln our
lnvesugauon. LeL's uncover Lhe LruLh!
Erosion by GRAVITY
7'// 7.#"8"+(: any Lype of eroslon LhaL happens as gravlLy moves
maLerlal down-slope. 1hls happens elLher very slowly or very rapldly
(oen by caLasLrophlc evenL).
SLuM: when a mass of maLerlal sllps down along a curved
surface. 1hls occurs when a slope becomes Loo sLeep Lo supporL
Lhe sedlmenL above lL. 8ock and soll sllps downward.
C8LL: when sedlmenLs slows shl Lhelr posluon downhlll.
Common ln areas of frequenL freezlng and Lhawlng.
8CCk lALLS: occurs when blocks of rock break loose from a
sLeep slope Lumble Lhrough Lhe alr. As Lhey crash lnLo oLher
rocks, more sedlmenL breaks loose and Lumbles down
MuulLCWS: usually occurs ln areas wlLh Lhlck layers of loose
sedlmenL, heavy ralns causes lL Lo Lurn Lhlck and pasLy whlle
gravlLy causes lL Lo sllp down a slope.
Erosion by GLACIERS
A large mass of lce and snow movlng on land under lLs own welghL ls a
glacler. Claclers are agenLs of eroslon.
lucklng: when waLer lls Lhe cracks ln a rock buL Lhen freezes, lL
can ll ouL pleces of Lhe rock ln Lhe lce.
Scourlng: as a glacler moves, hard rock can be dragged along,
maklng sLrlauons and scarrlng rock.
ConunenLal Claclers: )9," masses of lce, snow, and fragmenLs where
lce and snow are Lhlck and abundanL.
valley Claclers: can occur where LemperaLures are warmer, Lhese grow
slowly and creep along, Lyplcally on mounLaln Lops.
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Erosion by WIND
@"H'I.+: when wlnd erodes by deauon, lL blows across loose
sedlmenL, removlng small parucles such as sllL, sand, and clay.
<J*'/$.+K when wlndblown maLerlal sLrlkes rock, Lhe surface of LhaL
rock geLs scraped and worn away over ume.
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B'+-/(.*8/: forceful wlnds cause more and more gralns Lo rlse lnLo Lhe
alr and a .(' cloud of sandy parucles can form.
@9/(/(.*8/: when soll drles ouL lL can be eroded by wlnd. 1hls soll ls
mosLly clay or sllL slzed parucles LhaL are moved #08# lnLo Lhe alr.
kL? vCCA8: Loess, dune, movlng dune
Are we ready to use scientific
thought to infer what happened?
Case #2130
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WhaL evldence can we
gaLher from Lhese phoLos?
WhaL caused Lhls damage?
Case #6210
LocaLed ln MonLana

WhaL are some feaLures
we can ldenufy before we
declde whaL caused Lhese
formauons?
Case #42j3
LocaLed near Lhe coasL

WhaL are some observauons
we can make Lo deLermlne
whaL happened here?
Case #k810
locaLed easL of valdez Alaska.

WhaL ls Lhe name of whaL we
see? WhaL caused lL?
1hese deposlLs were found near Lhe
?ellow 8lver ln Chlna. nouce LhaL Lhey
are ne gralned and unlayered!

WhaL ls Lhe name of Lhls deposlL? WhaL
was Lhe mechanlsm LhaL caused Lhls?
Case #50073
Case #7310
Locauon: SouLhern LgypL

WhaL ls Lhls a plcLure of?

WhaL caused Lhese
sedlmenLs Lo plle up here?

WhaL dlrecuon dld Lhe
movemenL occur? Pow
can we Lell?
Case #198
We were lnformed LhaL Lhese resulLs
formed very slowly.

WhaL force ls causlng Lhese deformauons?

WhaL ls Lhe name of Lhe Lype of eroslon
happenlng here?