Constructive & Destructive Processes Vocab

What are constructive processes?

• Forces that build up the Earth's surface features/land

• Forces that wear down or break down the Earth's surface

• Solid landforms & water

• Destructive force that breaks down rocks into smaller pieces

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What are destructive processes?

• Forces that build up the Earth's surface features/land

• Forces that wear down or break down the Earth's surface

• Solid landforms & water

• Destructive force that breaks down rocks into smaller pieces

What can be identified by their location, shape, and elevation?

• Forces that build up the Earth's surface features/land

• Forces that wear down or break down the Earth's surface

• Solid landforms & water

• Destructive force that breaks down rocks into smaller pieces

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is weathering?

• Forces that build up the Earth's surface features/land

• Destructive force that breaks down rocks into smaller pieces

• Destructive force in which pieces of rock are moved by water, wind, or moving ice (glaciers)

• Constructive force in which sediments that have been moved from one place are dropped or released in another place

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is erosion?

• Forces that build up the Earth's surface features/land

• Destructive force that breaks down rocks into smaller pieces

• Destructive force in which pieces of rock are moved by water, wind, or moving ice (glaciers)

• Constructive force in which sediments that have been moved from one place are dropped or released in another place

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is deposition?

• Forces that build up the Earth's surface features/land

• Destructive force that breaks down rocks into smaller pieces

• Destructive force in which pieces of rock are moved by water, wind, or moving ice (glaciers)

• Constructive force in which sediments that have been moved from one place are dropped or released in another place

What are sediments?

• Forces that build up the Earth's surface features/land

• Destructive force that breaks down rocks into smaller pieces

• Destructive force in which pieces of rock are moved by water, wind, or moving ice (glaciers)

• Small pieces of rock

What is a delta?

• Forces that build up the Earth's surface features/land

• Destructive force that breaks down rocks into smaller pieces

• A low plain that forms where a river enters an ocean

• Small pieces of rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is a sea arch?

• Forces that build up the Earth's surface features/land

• Destructive force that breaks down rocks into smaller pieces

• Forms when water and sediment carve away rocky land that juts into the water

• Small pieces of rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What are sand dunes?

• Forces that build up the Earth's surface features/land

• Destructive force that breaks down rocks into smaller pieces

• Mounds or ridges of sand that the wind often forms along coastline

• Small pieces of rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2