Controlling Constructive and Destructive Forces

The moving of rock and sand

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

Depostition is a process that...

• moves rock particles to new places.

• breaks down rock.

• builds mountains.

• drops rock particles in new places.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The Grand Canyon is a result of which of these destructive processes?

• earthquake

• erosion

• tornadoes

• volcanoes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Volcanoes can create new land when they release

• lava

• water

• faults

• mud

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The movement of rock or sediments by wind or water is called _________.

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Erosion

• Friction

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which process is most likely to create new land in a short period of time?

• glacial movement

• volcanic eruption

• thunderstorm

• earthquake

The landform below is a sea arch. It could be included as evidence to support which of the following statements?

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

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

• Earthquakes are destructive forces that cause breakage of rock formations near the oceans.

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What formed the Grand Canyon?

• erosion due to the Colorado River

• a sudden earthquake that shifted land

• wind erosion over a long period of time

• volcanic activity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which example describes a method that could be used to prevent erosion on a hill?

• add extra dirt at the top of a hill

• make the hill steeper

• plant trees or plants along the hill

• put stones at the bottom of a hill

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

Which is an example of erosion, but not weathering?

• a rock crumbling

• a pebble being rolled along a riverbed

• ice freezing and cracking a rock

• acidic rain dissolving a rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2