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Constructive and Destructive Forces Practice

Here are some of the vocabulary terms you should know. Take a few minutes to play Concentration or Matching to make sure you do know them all!

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landforma natural land shape or feature like hills, mountains, dunes
sand dunea hill made of sand blown and shaped by wind
canyona deep valley with steep sides shaped by water
weatheringwind blows sand against a rock and breaks the rock into smaller pieces
erosionthe process of moving sediment by wind, water or ice
deltanew land at a river's mouth caused by deposition when the water slows down
sedimentsoil and small pieces of rock
depositionthe process by which sediment drops out of water
earthquakeA sudden release of energy in Earth's crust.
magmamelted, or molten, rock beneath the Earth's surface
lavamagna that has reached the Earth's surface
volcanoa mountain made of lava, ash or other materials
constructive forcesforces which build up landforms
destructive forcesforces which break down landforms
alluvial fanthe deposition of a stream when it empties on flat land
stalactitesdeposition of minerals in groundwater on the ceilings of caves
stalagmitesdeposition of minerals on the ground of caves


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