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HS-ESS2-5: Interactions of the Hydrologic and Rock Cycles
HS-ESS2-5: Interactions of the Hydrologic and Rock Cycles
Plan and conduct an investigation of the properties of water and its effects on earth materials and surface processes. (Structure and Function)
Plan and conduct an investigation of the properties of water and its effects on earth materials and surface processes. (Structure and Function)
Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on mechanical and chemical investigations with water and a variety of solid materials to provide the evidence for connections between the hydrologic cycle and system interactions commonly known as the rock cycle. Examples of mechanical investigations include stream transportation and deposition using a stream table, erosion using variations in soil moisture content, or frost wedging by the expansion of water as it freezes. Examples of chemical investigations include chemical weathering and recrystallization (by testing the solubility of different materials) or melt generation (by examining how water lowers the melting temperature of most solids).
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By the end of this chapter, students should be able to:
Describe the processes of the water cycle
Describe drainage basins, watershed protection, and water budget.
Describe reasons for water laws, who controls them, and how water is shared in the western U.S.
Describe zone of transport, zone of sediment production, zone of deposition, and equilibrium.
Describe stream landforms: channel types, alluvial fans, floodplains, natural levees, deltas, entrenched meanders, and terraces.
Describe the properties required for a good aquifer; define confining layer water table.
Describe three major groups of water contamination and three types of remediation.
Describe karst topography, how it is created, and the landforms that characterize it.
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