Constructive and Deconstructive Forces

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• delta

• volcano

• landslide

• glacier

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Constructive and deconstructive forces BOTH change landforms. True or false?

• True

• False

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What kind of force creates new landforms by building up the land?

• Constructive forces

• Deconstructive forces

• heat energy

• landforms

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When water erodes landforms, it breaks down the land. What type of force is this?

• Constructive

• Deconstructive

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When water deposits sand and soil to create a delta, what kind of force is this?

• Constructive

• Deconstructive

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What kind of forces cause change by breaking down the land?

• Constructive forces

• Deconstructive forces

• heat energy

• landforms

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Hills formed by wind blowing, moving and depositing sand.

• Valley

• Dune

• Delta

• Canyon

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The process by which wind or water drops sediment in a new location is called ______.

• deposition

• weathering

• erosion

• sand dunes

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______ forces help build up the Earth's surface.

• sand dunes

• deconstructive

• erosion

• constructive

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Which of the following is an example of a constructive force?

• Volcanic eruption

• Earthquake

• Landslide

• Weathering

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