How do constructive forces affect the Earth?
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.
How are mountains formed?
When two plates collide forcing the land upwards.
How are volcanoes formed?
When two plates collide.
What is a seismograph used for?
What does DART do?
It helps to detect tsunamis
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.
Fill in the blank: LOW or HIGH
Small grains of sediment are often deposited in ______ energy environments.
Low
constructive force
Are volcanoes considered a constructive force or a destructive force?
constructive force
What scale is used to measure earthquakes?
Richter Scale
What can be built to prevent landslides from happening?
Concrete barrier walls
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
True or False.
Mountain formation can take millions of years.
True
How does lava create new land?
It hardens which creates rock and new land.
_______ are built across waterways to block water flow.
dams
What does the Doppler Radar track?
measures the speed AND direction of precipitation
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
How many different types of mountains are there?
3 types.
Folded, Fault-block, and Volcanic
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 could a city build to help prevent flooding?
levee
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.
What is wind weathering called?
Abrasion
Smooth rocks are an indicator of _________ erosion.
Water
How are sand dunes created?
When wind and water deposit soil through deposition.
A mountain is considered a mountain when it is at least a certain height. What is this height?
1,000 feet
What is lava called before it comes to Earth's surface?
Magma
_____________________________ are used to track hurricanes.
Satellite imagery, infrared imagery, and doppler radar
Satellite imagery, temperature, and richter scale
Time, location, and depth
Technology, seismograph, and seismometers
Satellite imagery, infrared imagery, and doppler radar
What does infrared imagery do?
it detects the temperature and displays color according to the heat given off.