Destructive Force
Constructive Force
Mechanical /Physical
Erosion
Changing Earth's Surface
100
Erosion, Weathering and Deposition
What are destructive forces?
100
These form from streams that flow along the bottoms of melting glaciers.
What is Eskers
100
Weather breaks rock but doesn't change it (ex. rocks at the bottom of the stream , ice wedging)
What is Mechanical or Physical Weathering
100
The Movement of sediment or soil from one location to another by means of water, ice, or wind
What is Erosion
100
A surface feature that is formed by deposition also called an alluvial fan
What is delta
200
Is believed to have formed the Grand Canyon
What is Erosion
200
According to Geologist these two things are responsible for the formation of most valleys on Earth.
What are rivers and glaciers
200
dissolving limestone is an example of
What is Chemical Weathering
200
Ponds filling up with sediment and becoming marshes
What is Deposition
200
This is an event that could cause land slides
What is heavy rains
300
Deposition and Erosion are both Destructive Forces
What do Deposition and Erosion both have in common?
300
The ____________ were formed when two pieces of the Earth's Crust's collided. These formations are called ________ Mountains
What is Himalaya and folded
300
Originally, Ship Island of the coast of Mississippi was one island. It is now two islands What could have caused this change?
What is Erosion
300
Caves forming by acid rain dissolving underground limestone
What is Weathering
300
Erupting Volcanoes change the earths crust by forming
What is mountians
400
Epi Center revers to the center of this destructive force
What is Earth Quake
400
Land would were away and not build up
What is what would happen if earth's constructive forces stopped working?
400
When Ice wedges in rocks
What is Physical Weathering
400
An earth quake is most likely to appear
What is near a fault
400
Weathering and Erosion would form a ____________ shaped valley
What is V-shaped Valley
500
As Glaciers move, they can pick up huge rocks, even boulders and move them, This is an example of
What is Erosion
500
This forms as a river rushes down a steep slope, then slows over a flat plain?
What is a delta or an alluvial fan
500
Angelia is a geologist and would have to test the effect of water temperature on the rate of erosion in a canyon by a river. Which is NOT an appropriate first step for Angela to begin her study?
What is Completing a data table on expected results
500
The process of dropping sediment in a new place is called
What is deposition
500
A sand dune and a delta are both formed by___________
What is depositon
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