Constructive and Destructive Forces Unit
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Constructive and
Destructive Forces Unit
5th Grade
constructive process:
the building up of the Earth’s surface including
deposition, earthquakes, volcanoes, and faults
destructive process:
the tearing down of the Earth’s surface
including weathering, erosion, impact of
organisms, earthquakes, and volcanoes
deposition
deposits of material which is added to a
landform
earthquake
underground movement in the Earth’s crust
that may cause change in the lithosphere
erosion
movement of material
by water or wind
weathering
the breakdown, either physical or chemical, of
rocks on the Earth’s surface
fault
a deep crack in the Earth’s surface where
plates slide against each other
volcano
the escape of hot, molten rock and gas from
the Earth’s interior
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delta:
an area of new land at the mouth of a river,
formed from sediments carried by the river
sand dunes
a hill of sand, made and shaped by wind
decomposers
organisms that lives by feeding on and
breaking down dead plants and animals
organisms
an individual form of life, such as a plant,
animal, bacterium, or fungus
flood control
the use of tools such as dams and levees to
reduce destruction caused by floods
beach restoration
the process of replacing sand on a beach that
was lost due to erosion and deposition
seismological studies
the study of earthquakes