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The spaces in between dirt

Porosity

What is the movement of rocks?

Erosion

Where does the river start?

River source

What is surface water?

Water found on the surface

What do hurricanes need?

Warm water

What is weathering?

The breaking down of rocks

What is deposition?

The dropping of rocks

What is porosity?

The spaces in between dirt

Give an example of chemical weathering.

Acid rain (carbonic acid), rust (oxidation) , caves (carbonation)

Give an example of physical weathering.

Ice wedging, water, wind, animals or plants

The speed water goes through dirt

Permeability

Where do most tornadoes form?

Tornado alley

What three things make up a watershed?

Ground water, surface water, a drain

What is erosion?

The movement of rocks

What ecoregion do we live in?

South Texas Plains

TRUE OR FALSE: Tornadoes last for weeks and hurricanes last a few hours

FALSE

What is the dropping of rocks?

Deposition

TRUE OR FALSE: Hurricanes are predictable and tornadoes are unpredictable

TRUE

TRUE OR FALSE: Hurricanes are bigger than tornadoes

True

Where the aquifer and dirt meet is the -

Water table

What is a large region of land made up of ground water, surface water and a drain?

Watershed

TRUE OR FALSE: Hurricanes are stronger than tornadoes

False

What is ground water?

Water found underground

What is permeability?

The speed water goes through dirt

Where does the river end?

River mouth

What is the breaking down of rocks?

Weathering