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

Watershed

What is deposition?

The dropping of rocks

What do hurricanes need?

Warm water

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

FALSE

TRUE OR FALSE: Hurricanes are stronger than tornadoes

False

What is the dropping of rocks?

Deposition

Where does the river start?

River source

What is ground water?

Water found underground

TRUE OR FALSE: Hurricanes are bigger than tornadoes

True

The speed water goes through dirt

Permeability

What is permeability?

The speed water goes through dirt

Where the aquifer and dirt meet is the -

Water table

What is surface water?

Water found on the surface

What is the breaking down of rocks?

Weathering

What ecoregion do we live in?

South Texas Plains

What is weathering?

The breaking down of rocks

What three things make up a watershed?

Ground water, surface water, a drain

What is erosion?

The movement of rocks

The spaces in between dirt

Porosity

What is the movement of rocks?

Erosion

What is porosity?

The spaces in between dirt

Where do most tornadoes form?

Tornado alley

Where does the river end?

River mouth

Give an example of physical weathering.

Ice wedging, water, wind, animals or plants

Give an example of chemical weathering.

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

TRUE OR FALSE: Hurricanes are predictable and tornadoes are unpredictable

TRUE