Constructive and Destructive Review

A student claims that a sand dune is created by both a constructive and destructive force. Which argument BEST explains why the student’s claim is correct or incorrect.

• The student is correct. The constructive force is the sand dune building up due to tectonic plates and the destructive form is erosion by the wind carrying away the sand.

• The student is correct. The sand due is constructive by the deposition when the sand builds up and it is destructive by wind erosion and carrying away sediment

• The student is incorrect, sand dunes are only destructive.

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A student claims that the volcano is showing a constructive force. Which argument BEST supports the student’s claim?

• The lava damages the surrounding land so that plants can no longer grow

• the flowing lava cools and creates a layer of volcanic rock

• the lava pushes the soil down to the base of the volcano causing plants to grow only at the volcano's base

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A student claims that some landforms can be created through constructive processes. Which example should she choose as an argument to BEST support her claim?

• She should choose an island that can be created by the cooling lava of a volcanic eruption.

• She should choose a canyon that can be created by flowing water carving through rock.

• She should choose a valley that can be created by a retreating glacier carving the landscape.

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Which of the following statements could be included as evidence to support how a sea arch is formed?

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

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

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

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Weathering and erosion are processes that constantly change Earth's surface. How are weathering and erosion different?

• weathering acts quickly and erosion acts slowly

• weathering breaks down materials and erosion moves materials

• weathering acts underground and erosion acts above ground

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What is the best explanation for how this mountain range formed?

• Wind has pushed rocks and soil into valleys that have built up over time.

• Volcanoes erupted for long periods of time and slowly built up the mountains

• part of the Eath's crust slowly collided until one part was on top of the other and pushed upward

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A student claims that the surface feature in the image above was created by constructive processes. Which of the following arguments best supports that claim?

• the image is of a river delta, which is created when sediment is deposited at the mouth of the river where it meets a larger body of water

• the image is a river delta which is created when a river carves its way through pre-existing land masses on its way to a larger body of water.

• the image is of a sea arch, which is created when tides and waves repeatedly weather away at the side of a cliff face face until an arch is formed

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Which of the following best explains how the this canyon was created?

• Tallulah Gorge was created by constructive forces. Over time, soil was deposited on the edges of the river to build up the surrounding land.

• Tallulah Gorge was created by destructive forces. The river slowly weathered the surrounding area and eroded its sediment down the river.

• Tallulah Gorge was created by destructive forces. Ancient glaciers melted and left behind a gorge and river.

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Which of the following is the best model for them to use to explain how the canyon was created?

• make a hill out of dirt, sediment and sand in a plastic container, and then drop rocks on the hill, moving the dirt to a new location.

• make a hill out of dirt, sediment and sad in a plastic container, and then pour water over the dirt and sand moving it to a new location.

• make a hill out of dirt, sediment and sand in a plastic container and then tilt the container moving the dirt and sand to a new location.

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