How water shapes our landscape Saturday, May 22, 2010
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Water • a primary agent in sediment production
(weathering), transportation (erosion) and deposition
• is essential for the cementation of sediment into sedimentary rock
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Earth breaks what it makes and puts it in the ocean.
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Saturday, May 22, 2010
What are sediments? Loose rock particles produced by weathering preexisting rocks.
Sediments include boulders, cobbles, pebbles, sand, silt and clay
Saturday, May 22, 2010
How do they become sedimentary rock? Sedimentary rock is formed when rock is weathered, eroded (transported), deposited, compacted and cemented.
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Transportation or Erosion • The movement of sediment away from its source rock by water, wind and ice
• Flowing water in streams and rivers carry tons of sediment to the oceans each day.
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Willamette River at flood stage 1996 Saturday, May 22, 2010
McKenzie River Saturday, May 22, 2010
Hells Canyon- Snake River Saturday, May 22, 2010
Punch Bowl Falls Saturday, May 22, 2010
Salt Creek Falls
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Glacier carved u-valley-- Steens Mountains Saturday, May 22, 2010
East Moraine that forms Wallowa Lake Saturday, May 22, 2010
Mudslide caused by heavy rains Saturday, May 22, 2010
Deposition • Occurs when movement slows and suspended sediments are dropped
• Streams deposit when they slow down. • Glaciers deposit till at the bottom of a
slope or when the glacier begins to melt.
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Water always wins
Saturday, May 22, 2010
How water shapes our landscape _____________ is a primary agent in sediment production (______________), transportation (________________) and _________________ and is essential for the ________________ of sediment into sedimentary rock. What are sediments? _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Sediments include ______________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ How do they become sedimentary rock? __________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Transportation or Erosion is ___________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Flowing water in ____________ and __________ carry tons of sediment to the __________ each day. __________________ occurs when movement slows and suspended sediments are dropped. Streams deposit when they __________________________. Glaciers deposit till _____________________________________ or when the glacier begins to __________ .
Water always wins
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Water Cycle Terms Match these water cycle terms with the appropriate letter in the diagram [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ Saturday, May 22, 2010
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Condensation Evapotranspiration Ground-water discharge Infiltration Snowmelt runoff to streams Streamflow Surface runoff Water storage in ice and snow
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Evaporation Freshwater storage Ground-water storage Precipitation Spring Sublimation Water storage in the atmosphere Water storage in oceans
Most of Oregon is in the Pacific Ocean Watershed and much of the drainage in this area is carried to the Pacific through the Columbia River. The westernmost part of the state drains directly into the Pacific through streams such as the Nehalem, Umpqua and Rogue Rivers. Small areas in southeastern Oregon are in the Great Basin, an area of the United States with internal drainage that does not contribute water to an ocean. Saturday, May 22, 2010
Oregon River Poster Project
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Your poster must... • • •
Have a title
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Show the location of your river on a map of Oregon and trace its path to the Pacific
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Give information about your river’s size, uses, name, historical background, and 3 unusual or interesting features
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Include a correctly formatted bibliography listing your 3 sources of information
Use at least 3 colors Include at least 3 content related images
Oregon Rivers
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Columbia Snake Willamette Santiam Umpqua Rogue McKenzie Deschutes
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Illinois Clackamas Grande Ronde Nehalem Sandy Chetco John Day Siuslaw
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Crooked Siletz Metolius Alsea Tualatin Pudding Molalla Williamson
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Hood Nestucca Calapooia Luckiamute Imnaha Mary’s Young’s