Constructive and Destructive Forces Technology

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How are dams and levees alike?

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Both control floods.

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How do storm drains help prevent flooding?

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They allow storm water to flow into nearby waterways.

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How can a town stop beach erosion without causing erosion in other places?

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plant plants on beach dunes

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A seismologist is a scientist who studies ____________

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earthquakes

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Where are you most likely to encounter levees?

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along the banks of rivers

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Coastal erosion is reducing the size of a town's beach. Town leaders want to understand how to use technology to control the erosion. Which question should the leaders ask?

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How do groins trap sand?

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A state builds a dam across a river. How will the dam MOST LIKELY affect the region?

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It will prevent flooding by controlling the flow of the river.

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What question will scientists MOST LIKELY answer with information collected from seismographs placed along a mountain chain?

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Where do faults occur?

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The leaders of a coastal town want to slow the erosion of a nearby beach. Which technology should they research?

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groins