Erosion+and+Deposition+Sandbox

Erosion and Deposition

**[|Types of Mass Movement]** -As we discovered when working with our stream tables, **gravity** has a huge impact on the movement of sediments. In this activity, drag and drop items from the Landscape box onto the section of earth. Be sure to watch what happens to each item in the various types of **mass movements**: __Landslide__, __Mudflow__, __Slump__, & __Creep__.
 * [| Landforms Created by Erosion]** -Click on different parts of the U.S. map to see the different types of landforms that have all been created by forces of erosion.
 * [| River Erosion Creating Waterfalls and Chasms]** -This animation does a great job in demonstrating how a river creates waterfalls and chasms over a period of many, many years.
 * [|Where do Sediments get Deposited by a River?]** -This is another animation that will help you to visualize **why** certain sized sediments get deposited where they do.
 * [| How do Caves Form?]** -This animation shows us how limestone caves can develop over thousands of years.
 * [|How do Sinkholes Form?]** -Do you remember what we learned about chemical erosion? This activity really helps explain how caverns and sinkholes form under the ground.
 * [|Groundwater Adventure]** - Be sure to check out this interactive adventure that will help to understand and see groundwater, sinking streams, rock and other features in the structure of karst.

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