Constructive and Destructive Forces

What is deposition?

• Dropping sediment or particles.

• Caused by water, wind, or ice.

• When dirt is carried along and placed somewhere else.

• All the above.

The process through which rocks or other materials are broken down.

• Gravity

• Shifting

• Settling

• Weathering

Erosion and weathering are examples of ______.

• surface features
• constructive forces
• destructive forces
• land buildup

A delta is where the river meets a _______________.

• school of fish.

• larger body of water.

• levee or dam.

• small fishing town.

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Wind, water, and moving ice move sediments during the process of ______.

• weathering
• sediment
• pollution
• erosion

What's the difference between erosion and deposition

• no difference
• erosion breaks down rocks; deposition moves it
• erosion moves the rock particles; deposition drops it off
• erosion breaks down rocks into smaller pieces; deposition moves it

Over long periods of time, deposition may change the Earth’s surface by . . .

• forming new land features.

• breaking down large rocks into smaller ones.

• washing away beaches.

• severely draining topsoil.

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The strange shape of the rock formation shown below is most likely the result of which of the following?

• A landslide

• Gradual weathering

• A volcanic eruption

• An earthquake

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Weathering is fast.

• True

• False

Why is weathering a destructive process?

• It moves material from one place to another.

• It wears down Earth’s surface.

• It builds up Earth’s surface

• It involves energy.

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