Constructive and Destructive Forces Vocabulary

What is the definition of a constructive force?

• A process that builds up the Earth

• A process that tears down the Earth

• The process by which sediment or soil is carried away by wind or water.

• Scientist, who studies the surface of our planet

What is sediment?

• The study of the Earth's makeup

• Process that builds up the Earth

• Loose, hard, tiny fragments that hang out on top of rocks

• Breaking away or wearing away of a landform or rock over time

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What is erosion?

• The study of the Earth's makeup

• Process that builds up the Earth

• Breaking down or wearing away of a landform or rock over time

• The process by which sediment or soil is carried away by wind or water

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What is the definition of a destructive force?

• Loose, hard, tiny fragments that hang out on top of rocks

• The study of the Earth's makeup

• Process that builds up the Earth

• Process that breaks down the Earth

What is a geologist?

• The study of the Earth's makeup

• A scientist, who studies the surface of our planet

• Process that breaks down the Earth

• Process that builds up the Earth

What is deposition?

• The process by which sediment or soil is carried away by wind or water

• A constructive force where sediment is dropped in a new location

• Process that breaks down the Earth

• Loose, hard, tiny fragments that hang out on top of rocks

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What is geology?

• A scientist, who studies the surface of our planet

• Process that builds up the Earth

• Process that breaks down the Earth

• The study of the Earth's makeup

What is weathering?

• The process by which sediment or soil is carried away by wind or water

• A constructive force where sediment is dropped in a new location

• Breaking down or wearing away of a landform or rock over time

• Loose, hard, tiny fragments that hang out on top of rocks

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