River erosion gizmo - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

GIZMO KWAL 5 River Erosion Verified Solution ........................Vocabulary: cutbank, discharge, erosion, flood, floodplain, meander, meandering river, oxbow lake, point bar, river speed, sediments, slope, streambank, streambed, tributary, weathering Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) 1. The image above shows a raging mountain river in full flood. What do you think is making the water brown in color? Dirt 2. What impact do you think the flooding river will h...

Gizmo Warm-up To begin, check that Mountain stream and Short-term erosion are selected. The Gizmo shows a typical stream that is moving through a hilly area. 1. The two movie cameras ( ) allow you to observe different parts of the stream up close. Click on the left movie camera. What do you see? 2. Now select the right movie camera to see the bank of the mountain stream. What is happening to sediments on the bank? Activity A: Mountain streams Get the Gizmo ready:  Check that Mountai...

Student Exploration: River Erosion Vocabulary: cutbank, discharge, erosion, flood, floodplain, meander, meandering river, oxbow lake, point bar, river speed, sediments, slope, streambank, streambed, tributary, weathering Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) 1. The image above shows a raging mountain river in full flood. What do you think is making the water brown in color? Dirt 2. What impact do you think the flooding river will have on the surrounding landscap...

Student Exploration: River Erosion Vocabulary: cutbank, discharge, erosion, flood, floodplain, meander, meandering river, oxbow lake, point bar, river speed, sediments, slope, streambank, streambed, tributary, weathering Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) 1. The image above shows a raging mountain river in full flood. What do you think is making the water brown in color? There's a lot of dirt in the water 2. What impact do you think the flooding river will h...

GIZMO Copy of KWAL 5 - River Erosion.Vocabulary: cutbank, discharge, erosion, flood, floodplain, meander, meandering river, oxbow lake, point bar, river speed, sediments, slope, streambank, streambed, tributary, weathering Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) 1. The image above shows a raging mountain river in full flood. What do you think is making the water brown in color? Dirt 2. What impact do you think the flooding river will have on the surrounding lands...

Student Exploration: River Erosion Vocabulary: cutbank, discharge, erosion, flood, floodplain, meander, meandering river, oxbow lake, point bar, river speed, sediments, slope, streambank, streambed, tributary, weathering Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) 1. The image above shows a raging mountain river in full flood. What do you think is making the water brown in color? Dirt 2. What impact do you think the flooding river will have on the surrounding landscap...

Vocabulary: cutbank, discharge, erosion, flood, floodplain, meander, meandering river, oxbow lake, point bar, river speed, sediments, slope, streambank, streambed, tributary, weathering Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) 1. The image above shows a raging mountain river in full flood. What do you think is making the water brown in color? Dirt 2. What impact do you think the flooding river will have on the surrounding landscape? Erosion Gizmo Warm-up If you...

Exam (elaborations) GIZMO Copy of KWAL 5 River Erosion Student Exploration: River Erosion Vocabulary: cutbank, discharge, erosion, flood, floodplain, meander, meandering river, oxbow lake, point bar, river speed, sediments, slope, streambank, streambed, tributary, weathering Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) 1. The image above shows a raging mountain river in full flood. What do you think is making the water brown in color? Dirt 2. What impact do you think the flooding...

No need to submit anything. The questions that follow are to help you in making your observations.Do not spend a lot of time on this - the goal is to gather evidence in order to understand how rivers shape our land. Log in to Gizmo - Launch the River Erosion Gizmo Erosion occurs when sediments and other materials are moved from one place to another. Along with weathering, which is the breakdown of large rocks into smaller sediments, erosion can have a profound impact on the landscape. To b...