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how
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LESS
ON
OUTL
INE
Weatherin
g vs. Eros
ion
Agents of
Erosion
Other Nat
ural Hazar
ds
Introd
uction
On December 26, 2004, a submarine
earthquake triggered massive ocean
waves that struck Sumatra's northern
coasts.

It also reached other countries, leading

to the loss of 230,000 lives.
Learni
ng
Outco
mes
By the end of the lesson, you'll be able to:

describe weathering and erosion and

their timescales.
describe how volcanic eruptions,
earthquakes, and tsunamis can change
Earth in a day.
Weather vs.
Erosion
ing

Weathering Erosion
breaking down of rocks and the transport of rocks and soil
minerals by wind, water, and other
agents
 Agents
of
Erosion
ice water wind gravity
 MINI
EXPERI
MENT
What You What You'll
Need: Do:
• Wear your safety goggles.
• Place one of the limestone chips
onto your plastic tray.
limestone chips • Take a small amount of lemon
juice using a dropper.
dropper • Add two drops of lemon juice to
your rock. Look and listen very
lemon juice plastic tray carefully!
What happens to the limestone chip?
safety
goggles
 MINI
EXPERI
MENT Acid rain
affects statues
(OBSERV and buildings.
ATION) It causes paint
to peel and
makes
structures
appear old and
worn.

The acid in the lemon juice

makes the rock fizz out and
produce bubbles.
 Weathering and Erosion

These processes happen over

Colorado River extended periods.
It takes them thousands or
millions of years to shape the
Earth!
Did You Know?
The Stone Tree (Árbol de Piedra) is
a tree-shaped rock in the Siloli
Desert, Bolivia.

Its shape, especially the thin "stem,"

is due to strong winds carrying sand.
Wind grinds away the rock and
slowly transports the fragments.
 NATURA
L
These processes can change the landscape in a matter of minutes.
HAZARD
S

Volcanic
Earthquake Tsunami
Eruption

OCCURS GIANT
WHEN WAVES DUE
AN INTENSE
MOLTEN TO
SHAKING OF
MATERIAL SUBMARINE
THE
AND HOT EARTHQUAK
EARTH'S
GASES ES OR
SURFACE
exit the Earth's VOLCANIC
 REVIEW

Weathering Other Natural

and Erosion Hazards
These two Volcanic eruptions,
processes take a earthquakes, and
long time to tsunamis can instantly
shape the land. change the landscape.
Why do people
choose to live in
the Ring of Fire?

The Ring of Fire is a region around

Identify a few reasons why
the Pacific Ocean with many active people still choose to live
volcanoes and frequent earthquakes. there. Share it with the
class in the next session.
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