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This is your chance to PROVE WHAT YOU KNOW. The Land and Water Show Starring your host: Delta Dawn. Your watching the rain erode your neighbor’s backyard every time we have a storm. What could you suggest that they do to stop it?. 10 Seconds Remaining. Call 911 Call Flood Chasers
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This is your chance to PROVE WHAT YOU KNOW The Land and Water Show Starring your host: Delta Dawn
Your watching the rain erode your neighbor’s backyard every time we have a storm. What could you suggest that they do to stop it? 10 Seconds Remaining • Call 911 • Call Flood Chasers • Plant some grass and shrubs • Move to a drier climate
What is the Water Cycle? • A circle of water • The recycling of Earth’s water • Rain falling • Water going into the ground :10
Why are dams built? • To make hydoelectricity • To stop flooding and erosion • To create reservoirs • All of the above 0 of 30 10
Evaporation is 10 • Rain, sleet and snow • Water moving through the ground • Water moving into the air • A process in which clouds form 0 of 30
Precipitation is • The best thing on a day at Cedar Point • Found under the ocean • When we have too much erosion • Found in the forms of rain, snow and sleet :10
Condensation shows up in the form of • Clouds • Ground water • Perspiration • Sleet or snow 10
Why is ground water useful? • Plants soak up water at their roots • People dig wells for drinking • Water flows underground and is reserved for a later time • All of the above 10 0 of 30
Which of these is a slow process to change the Earth? • Tsunami • Hurricane • Volcanic eruptions • Weathering :10
Erosion happens 10 Seconds Remaining • Every day for the last 4 billion years • During the winter • Only when it is windy or rainy • When we build dams 0% 0% 0% 0%
The difference between weathering and erosion is • One is always a fast process and one always happens slowly. • They are spelled differently • One is breaking down material and one is moving material • One happens with water and one happens with ice 0% 0% 0% 0% :10
Which of these is NOT similar to a glacier? • A bulldozer • A rake • A dump truck • A plastic bag 0 of 30 :10
Glacial moraines are basically • Large ponds made by a glacier • Rock and other materials dumped by a glacier • Mountains formed by ice • Valleys formed by glaciers 0% 0% 0% 0% 10
You studied erosion by using your soil boxes. Why did you do this? • It was relaxing to play with soil • It was a model of the Earth • It taught us how to make a mess • It gave us a chance to mix up different materials. 0% 0% 0% 0% 10
Delta wants to know where you would find her namesake? • At the mouth of a river • At the source of a river • At the end of a rainbow • On the shores of GitchyGoomey 0% 0% 0% 0% 10
Valleys are created by which pair of words • Glaciers and lakes • Glaciers and volcanos • Glaciers and rivers • Glaciers and gladiators 0% 0% 0% 0% 10
ThThe Earth is old and has gotten a few facelifts over the years. What causes the Earth to change? • Weathering • Erosion • Volcanoes • Tornadoes • All of the above 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 10
When a stone is broken down by rain , ice , or wind, we call this amazingly slow process • Weathering • Erosion • Annoying • Precipitation 10
Which of these is NOT a part of the soil? 30 • Clay • Sand • Soot • Humus 0
When you increase the slope of the land • You improve the view from the top • You make it hard to climb • You decrease the chance of weathering • You increase the chance of erosion :10
How well did Delta Dawn do for her first game show? 10 • Great job • Let’s have her back • She could use some instruction • She needs to keep her day job 0% 0% 0% 0%