Earth Science Review

A destructive process is a natural process that breaks down or removes materials from the Earth's surface, such as erosion and weathering.

Weathering is the breaking down of rocks and minerals into smaller pieces due to various factors like temperature changes, water, and biological activity.

Deposition is the process by which sediments, soil, and rocks are added to a landform or land mass, often occurring when water, ice, or wind lose energy.

Most earthquakes and volcanoes occur on tectonic plate boundary lines.

The San Andreas Fault is a transform boundary, where two tectonic plates slide past each other.

Erosion is the process by which soil and rock are removed from the Earth's surface by natural forces such as wind or water.

Weathering is the breaking down of rocks, while erosion is the movement of those broken materials from one place to another.

Tectonic plates are large sections of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other, causing geological activity.

A converging boundary is where two tectonic plates move towards each other, often causing one plate to be forced beneath another, leading to earthquakes and volcanic activity.

A diverging boundary is where two tectonic plates move apart from each other, often creating new crust as magma rises to the surface.