Constructive Processes

______________ is a destructive process where Earth materials, such as rocks and soil are broken down into smaller parts.

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Trenches

• Weathering

_______________ is the movement of materials from one place to another by natural methods.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Trenches

• Deposition

_________________ is the process whereby soil and rock that is eroded from one location is deposited as sediment in another location, such as the soil in the Mississippi.

• Weathering

• Trenches

• Deposition

• Continental drift

Scientists who study the movement of the earth's crust and the magnitude of each earthquake are called ________________.

• zoologists

• seismologists

• biologists

• geologists

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A tool used to predict earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and tsunamis.

• microscope

• telescope

• seismograph

• thermometer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A _________________ is a natural feature or shape of the land we have here on earth and other planetary bodies.

• ocean

• continent

• equator

• landform

This feature often looks like a mountain, but the difference is that it contains magma that often erupts.

• volcano

• earthquake

• plateau

• mesa

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A _______________ is a hill made of sand.

• delta

• sand dune

• mesa

• canyon

___________ and __________ are both created by ocean waves and most often found near beaches.

• Barrier islands and sandspits

• Volcanoes and mountains

• Deltas and rivers

• Mesas and canyons

A delta is formed from the _______________, or settled matter at the bottom of a river.

• small fish

• water grass

• sediment

• algae

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2