Constructive
Processes
Processes
Destructive Processes
Controlling Processes
Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Misc.
100
A deposit of sediment that builds up at a river’s mouth.
Delta
100
What caused this?
Erosion by Water
100
What is the purpose of a storm drain?
a. To strengthen dams b. To stop beach erosion
c. To add to beaches
d. To prevent flooding
D.To prevent flooding
100
An earthquake is caused by a __________ in the rock that makes up Earth’s crust.
Break
100
What caused this?
Weathering by plants
200
Sand Dune
200
The breaking down of rock at or near the Earth’s surface is called:
weathering
200
It is a dam built to hold back floodwaters at times of heavy rainfall
200
Are earthquakes and volcanoes constructive processes or destructive processes?
They are BOTH constructive and destructive!
200
An earthquake happens along a:
Fault
300
Sand, soil, and rocks are all examples of:
sediment
300
The movement of weathered rock from place to place
Erosion
300
Explain the purpose of this structure
Seawalls absorb the pounding of waves and protect the coast behind it.
300
What is the hot liquid inside of a volcano called?
Magma
400
Explain how a glacier is both a constructive and destructive process
Glaciers destruct the Earth by carving into canyons. Glaciers construct the Earth by dropping off sediment in various places.
400
What pulls pieces of rock downhill to create a landslide?
Gravity
400
How was this rock weathered?
Water seeped into the cracks, froze, expanded and widened the cracks
400
What is it called when it reaches the Earth’s surface?
Lava
500
How does a rock shaped like this form?
Wind blows sediment, carving the rock
500
Erosion by ocean waves/water
500
Which of the following processes describe this event?
A river carving out a canyon by carrying away sediment
Erosion
500
Explain how earthquakes are constructive processes
Earthquakes are constructive processes because they can build land along fault lines or raise mountain ranges.