Change in Landforms and Oceans

Barrier Island

• A coastal landform made of narrow sandy islands that run parallel to the coast and protect the mainland from wave action.

• Movement of soil, mud, and rock due to the downward movement of wind, water, or ice.

• Naturally occurring ridge or main-made wall used to regulate water levels.

• Force or process that builds things on Earth's surface.

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Beach Reclamation

• This is a geologic event that occurs when a large area of ground flows downward. It may be induced by erosion, earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.

• This is a landform that is formed by the eruption of magma through a vent from the interior of the earth.

• This is the act of reclaiming a beach from erosion.

• This is the part of a continent located under the water; the edges of a continent found underwater.

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Constructive Force

• This is an area on Earth where the lithospheric plates are moving away from each other, forming an extensive system of fractures and faults. Is responsible for sea floor spreading.

• This is a force or process that builds things on Earth's surface.

• This is a mountain rising from the ocean seafloor that does not reach to the water\'s surface and is not considered to be an island.

• This is the an area drained by a river, stream, or other water source.

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Continental Crust

• This is a geologic event that occurs when tectonic plates are shifted violently.

• This is the layer of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks which form the continents and the shallow seabed close to the shores.

• These are the many different types of terrain, characterized by elevation, slope, soil, etc.

• This is a coastal landform made of narrow sandy islands that run parallel to the coast and protect the mainland from wave action.

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Continental Shelf

• This is a series of massive waves generated in an ocean by earthquakes, landslides, volcanoes or meteor impact.

• This is an underwater mountain range, typically having a valley known as a rift running along its axis, formed by plate tectonics.

• This is an area where the Earth\'s crust and lithosphere are being pulled apart.

• This is the part of a continent located under the water; the edges of a continent found underwater.

Continental Slope

• This is the layer of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks which form the continents and the shallow seabed close to the shores.

• This is the process in which a natural habitat becomes unable to support the species present. Generally this results in a reduction in biodiversity.

• This is the steep part of the continental shelf that drops to the bottom of the ocean floor.

• This is the process where wind, water or ice may add a layer of sediment to a landform.

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Deposition

• This is a geologic event that occurs when tectonic plates are shifted violently.

• This is the steep part of the continental shelf that drops to the bottom of the ocean floor.

• This is the an area drained by a river, stream, or other water source.

• This is the process where wind, water or ice may add a layer of sediment to a landform.

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Destructive Force

• This is a force that tears down, wears away, or breaks apart landforms on Earth.

• This is the breakdown, mechanically, chemically, or biologically, of large rocks and minerals at the surface of Earth.

• This is an area on Earth where the lithospheric plates are moving away from each other, forming an extensive system of fractures and faults. Is responsible for sea floor spreading.

• This is a mountain rising from the ocean seafloor that does not reach to the water\'s surface and is not considered to be an island.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Earthquake

• These are the many different types of terrain, characterized by elevation, slope, soil, etc.

• This is a geologic event that occurs when tectonic plates are shifted violently.

• This is a series of massive waves generated in an ocean by earthquakes, landslides, volcanoes or meteor impact.

• This is the process in which a natural habitat becomes unable to support the species present. Generally this results in a reduction in biodiversity.

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Erosion

• This is the steep part of the continental shelf that drops to the bottom of the ocean floor.

• This is the movement of soil, mud and rock due to the downward movement of wind, water or ice.

• This is the process where wind, water or ice may add a layer of sediment to a landform.

• This is the layer of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks which form the continents and the shallow seabed close to the shores.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2