Constructive & Destructive Forces

What is weathering?

• a type of climate

• the movement of rock pieces from one place to another

• the breaking down of rock into smaller pieces

• a force that pulls pieces of rock downhill

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Weathering can be created by

• wind

• ice

• water

• all of the above

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What is sediment?

• small bits of rock, sand, and silt
• a bunch of cement
• water
• wind

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What is a destructive force?

• A natural process that destroys land

• A natural process that creates land

• A natural process where areas that are normally dry is covered in water

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A constructive force is defined as

• a natural occurrence that can build up or break down

• an earthquake or a volcano

• a natural force that builds up and creates new land

• a destructive force that has been controlled

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A hill of sand, made and shaped by wind picking up and depositing sand.

• Sand Dune

• Delta

• Fault

• Volcano

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Volcanoes can create new land when they release

• lava

• water

• faults

• mud

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The movement of rock or sediments by wind or water is called _________.

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Erosion

• Friction

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What type of process most likely created the mountain chain seen here?

• Volcanic eruptions created the mountains over millions of years.

• Tectonic plates pushed together forcing one plate under the other and then pushing the land upward.

• Earthquakes broke the earth into pieces and parts of it fell into cracks between faults.

• A river flowed through the land and created the valleys between the mountains making them appear taller.

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What is a constructive force?

• A natural process that builds up land

• A natural process that destroys land

• A natural process that breaks up rocks and sediment

• This ain't the answer!

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