Constructive and Destructive Forces Vocabulary

What is deposition?

• The process by which sediment or soil is carried away by wind or water

• A constructive force where sediment is dropped in a new location

• Process that breaks down the Earth

• Loose, hard, tiny fragments that hang out on top of rocks

Forces that build up surface features

• destructive processes

• classification

• constructive processes

• magnetism

Forces that tear or wear down surface features

• constructive processes

• classification

• destructive processes

• magnetism

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a constructive process whereby soil and rock that are eroded from one location are deposited as sediment in another location

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• destructive processes

T/F: A constructive force builds landforms on earth.

• True

• False

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Select all of the following constructive forces.

• Volcano

• Sand Dune

• Delta

• Erosion

• Weathering

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Mountains are formed through earthquakes and volcanos. This makes it a _____________ process.

• Constructive

• Destructive

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What kind of constructive process is this?

• Volcano

• Mountain

• Sand Dune

• Delta

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Deltas are constructive processes.

• True

• False

What is erosion?

• The process by which sediment is carried away by wind or water

• A constructive force where sediment is dropped in a new location

• The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces

• The formation of new landforms through volcanic activity

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