Constructive, Destructive, and Human Interventions

The process of breaking down and wearing away of rock

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What layer of the soil gets washed away by erosion?

• subsoil

• topsoil

• bedrock

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What type of land form can be formed by weathering and erosion due to fast moving water?

• mountain

• volcano

• canyon

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These are formed by molten rock pushing up through Earth's surface

• sand dunes

• volcanoes

• glaciers

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Earthquakes are formed along a fault line where energy builds up and causes the tectonic plates to suddenly shift.

• True

• False

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Sand dunes that form in deserts or along beaches are formed as a result of what constructive process?

• erosion

• weathering

• deposition

What is formed when sediment is deposited at the mouth of a river?

• delta

• sand dune

• volcano

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Volcanoes can be both constructive and destructive.

• True

• False

A force that tears down or destroys the land.

• constructive

• destructive

• gravity

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A force that builds up or creates new land.

• Constructive

• destructive

• gravity