Destructive and Constructive Forces

The section of the Earth's crust and mantle that fits together with other sections like puzzle pieces is called ____________.

• Pangea
• plate
• epicenter
• fault

A crack in the Earth's crust is called a ____________.

• fault
• magma
• lava
• volcano

A mountain that forms as molten rock flows through a crack onto Earth's surface is called a  _________________.

• rock
• volcano
• plateau
• valley

The shaking of the Earth's surface, caused by movement of rock.

• Mountain
• sinkhole
• valley
• earthquake

The breaking down or disintegration of substances such as rocks and minerals by physical, chemical, or biological processes is called ______________.

• Deposition
• Weathering
• Erosion
• The rock cycle

When particles carried by water, ice, or wind are deposited (dropped) in another location

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition
• Flooding

When the wind carries sand from one area to another and creates a hill

• sand storm
• sand dune
• sand movement
• jetty

The outer most surface of the Earth is called ___________.

• mantle
• outer core
• inner core
• crust

The soft layer of the earth directly under the crust is called the _____________.

• outer core
• inner core
• mantle
• crust

The movement of sediment or soil from one location to another by means of water, ice, or wind is called ______________.

• Weathering
• Deposition
• Erosion
• Soil Movement