Earth Science Vocabulary Question Preview (ID: 47710)


Use Your Vocabulary Cards To Review The Terms From Our Unit On Constructive And Destructive Forces. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

Which force is responsible for building up landforms?
a) constructive
b) deconstructive
c)
d)

Which force is responsible for tearing down landforms?
a) constructive
b) deconstructive
c)
d)

What land form is a loose hill of sand built by wind or water?
a) island
b) mountaint
c) sand dune
d) volcano

What process takes back the damage from erosion on the beach?
a) beach reclamation
b) beach reunification
c) beach reformation
d) beach rounding

Sand dunes are built by ________ forces.
a) constructive
b) deconstructive
c)
d)

Which force leaves sediment, creating new landforms?
a) deposition
b) erosion
c) sediment
d) weathering

Which material is deposited by wind or water in a new location?
a) depositon
b) erosion
c) sediment
d) weathering

What land form is created by sediment at the mouth of a river?
a) beach
b) canyon
c) delta
d) island

Which force wears rock down and carries the particles to a new location?
a) deposition
b) erosion
c) sediment
d) weathering

Which force wears rock down by long exposure to wind or water?
a) deposition
b) erosion
c) sediment
d) weathering

Which force can create volcanoes or mountain ranges?
a) deposition
b) erosion
c) plate tectonics
d) tsunamis

Which of the following is NOT a deconstructive force?
a) beach reclamation
b) earthquakes
c) hurricanes
d) volcanoes

Which of the following is NEVER a constructive force?
a) erosion
b) deposition
c) plate tectonics
d) volcanoes

The movement of tectonic plates is considered both constructive and deconstructive.
a) This statement is false because moving plates always cause damage.
b) This statement is false because even though tectonic plates can create mountains they must destroy something else to do that.
c) This statement is false because tectonic plates don't move.
d) This statement is true because the movement of plates can create mountains or cause destruction with earthquakes.

Which of the following are considered both constructive and deconstructive?
a) earthquakes, hurricanes, volcanoes
b) deposition, plate tectonics, volcanoes
c) erosion, deposition, weathering
d) erosion, tsunamis, volcanoes

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