Constructive and Destructive Forces Vocabulary

When rocks and sediment are worn away or broken

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Constructive Force

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

When rock and sediment are moved to a new location

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Constructive Force

Process in which sediment is laid DOWN in new locations.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Destructive Force

a force that BUILDS or CONSTRUCTS new landforms

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Constructive Force

• Destructive Force

a force that DESTROYS landforms

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Constructive Force

• Destructive Force

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The river was moving quickly and ___, or moving, sand and rocks further down the river.

• weathered

• eroded

• constructed

• deposited

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The rocks were ___, or broken down, into sand over a long period of time

• weathered

• eroding

• deposited

• constructed

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

When the river water stopped moving as quickly the sand ___, or dropped, to the bottom of the river and made a delta.

• weathered

• eroding

• deposited

• constructed

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The earthquake became a ___ ___ because it destroyed the hillside road.

• constructive force

• destructive force

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The Hawaiian islands were constructed by volcanos long ago. This is an example of a ___ ___ because it created and built a new landform.

• constructive force

• destructive force

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2