Erosion
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Objective
I can identify different types of erosion and explain how they change the Earth.
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Practice
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How does erosion change the land? Tell me about a real place where you can see erosion. What does it do there?
Weathering and erosion both change the Earth. How are they related? Give an example.
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Exit ticket
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“Describe how different kinds of erosion can change a coastline over time. Explain how wind erosion can change a desert landscape. Describe how ice erosion, such as from a glacier, can change a mountain range.”
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