Forces
This type of force destroys landforms.
What is a destructive force?
This type of rock is formed when hot, liquid magma from inside the Earth cools and becomes solid.
What is igneous rock?
This is the breaking down of rocks.
What is weathering?
This type of force creates landforms.
What is a constructive force?
This type of rock is formed from sediments that are pressed or cemented together.
What is sedimentary rock?
This is the movement of sediment or soil by wind, water, and gravity.
What is erosion?
Describe how a volcano can be a constructive force.
Some volcanoes under the ocean cause islands to form like Hawaii or Japan.
This type of rock is formed from other rocks by extreme heat and pressure.
What is metamorphic rock?
This is the dropping of sediment by wind, water, or ice.
What is deposition?
Describe how a volcano can be a destructive force.
Lava from volcanoes can start fires and burn things like houses, trees, and people.
Amaris visited an old volcano site and found a rock with lots of holes in it. She most likely found what type of rock?
What is an igneous rock?
The freezing of water causing rocks to break is an example of what?
What is weathering?
Is a landslide a constructive force, destructive force, or both?
Juliette found a rock at the bottom of a stream which had a striped pattern in it most likely from sediments that have been pressed together by the water from the stream. What rock did Juliette most likely find?
What is sedimentary rock?
The building up of sand dunes by wind is an example of what?
What is deposition?