Controlling Constructive and Destructive Forces

How were the Hawaiian islands formed?

• by an earthquake

• by volcanoes

• by tidal waves

• by wind erosion

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What is the dumping of new sand onto an eroded beach to restore it?

• barrier island

• beach nourishment

• dredging

• jetty

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When the material that is worn down is carried away by wind, moving water, ice, living beings or gravity.

• Weathering 

• Erosion

• Deposition

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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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What constructive process is this?

• Delta

• Sand Dune

• Volcano

• Erosion

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What kind of constructive process is this?

• Volcano

• Delta

• Weathering

• Mountain

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

• Constructive

• Destructive

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T/F: Deltas are constructive processes.

• True

• False

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A landslide takes soil down a hill

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

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