Slam Dunk Questions
CH5L1
Slam It: Read slide aloud. Ask partner the questions?
Dunk It: Partner answers questions
Switch roles each slide
What is the difference between a constructive and destructive process?
Was the landform in this photo shaped by a constructive or destructive
force?
What is the difference between physical and chemical weathering?
Give an example of a physical and chemical change.
What are 3 agents of weathering?
What determines a rocks resistance to weathering?
What is erosion?
What factors affect the rate of erosion?
What affect does vegetation have on the rate of erosion?
You find two rocks. One has sharp and jagged edges and the other is
round and smooth?
Which one has been eroded the most? Why?
Which pile of sediment was eroded quickly?
How do you know that it was eroded more quickly than the other two
pile of sediments?
Why was the sediment deposited on the beach instead of on the side of
the mountain?
Look at the photo. What is the difference between erosion and
deposition?
Why is it impossible for a sandbar to form in
the river to the left? Use the terms high and
low-energy in your explanation.
What are beds?
Can you find examples of beds
in this photo? Where are they--point
How do you think the landforms in this photo were formed?
Badlands National Park, South Dakota
How do you think these landforms in the badlands were formed?
How was this alluvial fan formed?
What effect will increasing a river’s depth or width have on the
speed of water flowing in the river?
Will decreasing the speed of the water flowing in the river increase
or decrease the rate of deposition?
How do you think the terminal moraine was formed?
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