Constructive & Destructive Forces Review

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Where are deltas located?

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At the mouth of a river

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Do volcanoes and meteors create surface features on the planet?

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True

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Lakes are formed by glacier erosion.

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True

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What is Erosion?

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The wearing away of land, removal of beach rocks/sand by water or wind.

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Ocean waves tear sand away from a beach.

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Erosion

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What is a sinkhole?

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A hole formed when limestone is dissolved (WATER) and ERODED causing the land above to collapse.

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When the land surface above collapses or sinks into the cavities or when surface material is carried downward into the voids; drought, along with resulting high groundwater withdrawals, can make conditions favorable for this to form.

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sinkholes

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What is caused by underground weathering and erosion?

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Sinkholes

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Is Mechanical Weathering the same as Physical Weathering?

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True

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What type of weathering is it when acid rain breaks down and changes the rock?

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chemical weathering