How do constructive forces affect the Earth?
Constructive forces build the Earth up.
How do destructive processes affect the Earth?
Destructive processes destroy or break down the Earth.
What is weathering?
The breaking of rocks into sediment.
What is erosion?
The movement of sediment from one place to another.
What is deposition?
The settling of sediment.
They can construct islands.
What is a seismograph used for?
to measure earthquakes
What is an example of a constructive process that creates sand dunes?
deposition
What does this picture represent?
Ice wedging
How do animals cause weathering?
When they dig up the ground, they break the rocks up.
How does ice effect erosion?
Glaciers carry sediment when they move.
What is a destructive process of underwater volcanoes?
They can destroy coral reefs.
What scale is used to measure earthquakes?
Richter Scale
Which is a constructive process?
A. weathering
B. deposition
C. erosion
B. deposition
What does this picture represent?
Plant weathering or root wedging
How do plants cause weathering?
When plants or seeds get into the cracks of rocks and grow, they cause the crack to expand and break.
How does water effect erosion?
Water picks up loose sediment and transports it from one place to another.
True or False
Deposition helps create beaches.
True
How does lava create new land?
It hardens which creates rock and new land.
_______ are built across waterways to block water flow.
dams
After this volcano erupts, what will happen to the lava?
It will harden into rock which forms new land.
What are the two destructive processes we talked about?
weathering and erosion
How does ice cause weathering?
When the water freezes in a crack, it expands causing a rock to crack.
How does gravity effect erosion?
Gravity causes landslides.
Fill in the blank
_____ are landforms that form from the deposition of sediment carried by a river into a larger body of water.
Deltas
True or False
When volcanoes erupt the lava melts the volcano causing it to get smaller over time.
False.
What causes a Tsunami?
Underwater earthquakes
What constructive force is being shown here?
formation of mountains, plates colliding
How does this guy cause weathering?
When he digs, he breaks up the rock.
Cracks and potholes in roads are usually caused by __________________________.
Ice wedging (weathering)
Smooth rocks are an indicator of _________ erosion.
Water
How are sand dunes created?
When wind and water deposit soil through deposition.
What is lava called before it comes to Earth's surface?
Magma
What is a way humans can help limit the destructive forces of flooding from hurricanes?
They can build levees or dams to control water flow.