Constructive & Destructive Processes Vocab

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Constructive processes:

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Forces that build up the Earth's surface features/land.

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Destructive processes:

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Forces that wear down or break down the Earth's surface.

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Identified by location, shape, and elevation:

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Solid landforms & water

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What is weathering?

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Destructive force that breaks down rocks into smaller pieces.

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Erosion: Destructive force moving rock pieces by water, wind, or ice.

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Destructive force moving rock pieces by water, wind, or ice (glaciers).

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Deposition: Constructive force where moved sediments are dropped in a new place.

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Constructive force in which sediments that have been moved from one place are dropped or released in another place.

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Sediments?

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Small pieces of rock.

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What is a delta?

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A low plain where a river meets an ocean.

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What is a sea arch?

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Forms when water and sediment carve away rocky land that juts into the water.

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Sand dunes are mounds or ridges of sand formed by the wind along coastlines.

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Mounds or ridges of sand formed by wind along coastlines.