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STAAR Blitz - Day 5 - Landforms

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Students need soil that effectively drains water away for use with succulents in their classroom. They investigated four different soil samples and their ability to retain water. Which two samples should students use in their classroom?

Select TWO correct answers.

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Which location on this delta will have the most deposition?

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Where does weathering, erosion and deposition occure?
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weathering
erosion
deposition
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What are sediments?

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How are sediments formed?

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Landslides, earthquakes, and volcanoes change landforms faster than weathering, erosion, and deposition. How do landslides, earthquakes, and volcanoes change the land rapidly?
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Water travels through different types of soil due to differences in the soils’ porosity.

How much total water was retained by all the soils?

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Which soil drains the best?
Silt
Gravel
Sand
Clay
Identify the items below as either a fast change or slow change.
Landslide
Delta
Wide Valley
Volcano
Fast Change
Slow Change
Wind, water, and ice create Earth's landforms over time. Complete the table to categorize the following landforms: Sand dune, Wide valley, Cave, Arch, Canyon, Glacier, Mesa, Ice wedging, and Delta.

Place THREE items in each category.
Delta
Mesa
Wide valley
Canyon
Arch
Glacier
Cave
Ice wedging
Sand dune
Wind
Water
Ice
Which are characteristics of a landslide?
Select TWO correct answers.
Can occur after heavy rain
Causes lava to flow
Causes large amounts of soil to move rapidly
Occurs slowly over time
How is a delta primarily formed?
Volcanic eruption
Deposition of sediment by a river
Wind Erosion
Earthquake activity
What primary factor contributes to the formation of a canyon?
Tectonic plate movements
Glacial activity
Erosion by river water
Volcanic activities
How is a u-shaped valley typically formed?
River Erosion
Glacial Erosion
Wind Erosion
Tectonic movements
What distinguishes the formation of a canyon from a delta?
Both are formed by glaciers
Both are formed by volcanic activities
Canyons erode, deltas deposit
Canyons deposit, deltas erode
Drag each vocabulary word to the matching definition.
carrying or moving pieces of rock and sediment
pieces of rock and sediment are dropped or deposited in a new place
breaking down of rock into smaller pieces called sediment
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
Match the landform with the force agent that most likely created the land feature.
Brazos Delta south of Freeport, Texas

Santa Elena Canyon at Big Bend National Park

Lighthouse butte at Palo Duro Canyon

Natural Bridge Caverns north of San Antonio

Sand dunes at Monahan's Sandhills State Park

Enchanted Rock at the Llano Uplift

Ice
Wind
Water
Which soil type is the best at retaining water?
Clay
Silt
Gravel
Sand

Based on the results above, which soil is made of the largest particles?
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