Constructive Forces
what is a constructive force?
a force that builds a new landform
in geology, these forces are called:
destructive forces
how is water able to break up rocks and make them into smaller pieces?
water gets into the cracks and it breaks the rock
when water collects over areas that are normally dry, what happens?
flooding
what can create islands?
volcanoes
True or false: a constructive forces creates landforms
True
destructive forces are processes that...
break down the earth
what breaks down rocks into sediment?
weathering
a wall across a river is called:
a dam
when tectonic plates move, what are formed?
mountains
what are constructive forces caused by?
water, wind, gravity, glaciers
true or false: destructive forces help the environment and build new things.
false
true or false: erosion can move sediments
true
technology used to _____ the impact of constructive and destructive processes:
predict
what are cell plants that change energy?
mitochrondria
is a mountain a constructive force?
Yes
what is a type of mudflow that's full of debris and flows down the side?
lahar
what 2 things pack sediments together?
depostition and cemendation
a system of channels that carry one hundred waters away from populated areas are?
storm drains
a conductor is a material that allows a...
electric current
how are landforms on earth created?
through a constructive and destructive process
what force changes the earth steadily, and slowly?
watar
what 2 bodies of water meet when the Mississippi Delta is formed in Louisiana?
gulf of Mexico, Mississippi river
a computer system that uses 3 dimensional maps that can show areas of flood rising are called:
GLS maps
things like ____, _____ let an electric flow through.
copper, gold