Constructive or Destructive Forces

What is weathering?

• The process of rocks, soil, and minerals forming through exposure to the atmosphere, water, and biological organisms.

• The process of breaking down rocks, soil, and minerals through exposure to the atmosphere, water, and biological organisms.

• The process of breaking down rocks, soil, and minerals through exposure to fire and heat.

• The process of rocks, soil, and minerals eroding due to gravity and wind.

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What is an earthquake?

• An earthquake is a sudden and violent shaking of the ground.

• An earthquake is caused by the movement of tectonic plates.

• An earthquake is a slow and gradual shift of the Earth's crust.

• An earthquake is a result of volcanic activity.

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What causes earthquakes?

• Tectonic plate movement

• Sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust

• Meteorite impacts

• Volcanic eruptions

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What are some examples of landforms created by constructive forces?

• hills, canyons, and deserts

• oceans, lakes, and rivers

• mountains, volcanoes, valleys, and plateaus

• forests, meadows, and swamps

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The landform below is a sea arch. It could be included as evidence to support which of the following statements?

• Earthquakes are constructive forces that build landforms on the coast quickly.

• Waves are constructive forces that deposit sand and sediments on the coast slowly.

• Earthquakes are destructive forces that cause breakage of rock formations near the oceans.

• Waves are destructive forces that over time can wear away at the earth’s coast and change its shape.

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What formed the Grand Canyon?

• erosion due to the Colorado River

• a sudden earthquake that shifted land

• wind erosion over a long period of time

• volcanic activity

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Which images show a constructive process?

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What has shaped the land around this creek?

• It was a fast, constructive process caused by wind.

• It was a fast, destructive process caused by wind.

• It was a slow, constructive process caused by water.

• It was a slow, destructive process caused by water.

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Volcanoes can create new land when they release

• lava
• water
• faults
• mud

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Constructive or Destructive: When an earthquake strikes and destroys a town.

• Constructive

• Destructive

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