Constructive & Destructive Forces

_______ forces are forces that build up landforms on Earth.

• Constructive

• Nourishment

• Weathering

• Destructive

_______ is a constructive force that builds new landforms by dumping or dropping sediment in a new place.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Destructive

_____ or movements of Earth's crust can create Earth's tallest landforms called mountains.

• Levees

• Earthquakes

• Volcanoes

• Ice

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Some islands are created by underwater _______.

• levees

• earthquakes

• volcanoes

• glaciers

_____ forces are forces that break down or destroy landforms on Earth.

• Destructive

• Deposition

• Rain

• Constructive

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The breaking down of rock into sediment is called ______.

• erosion

• deposition

• weathering

• glacier

The movement or washing away of sediment from an area is called _____.

• erosion

• deposition

• weathering

• glacier

Building ________ or walls along the sides of a river is one way humans try to control flooding.

• windbreak

• sea walls

• dams

• levees

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

Water, wind, _____ and living organisms can all cause weathering.

• destructive

• ice

• constructive

• nourishment

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Beach ______ or reclamation is the adding of new sand to a beach.

• nourishment

• sea wall

• windbreak

• dam