Constructive forces _____.
build new land
tear down land
are not beneficial
destroy the earth's crust
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The Hawaiian Islands were formed by what?
erosion
folding
faulting
volcanoes
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A dome mountain forms when _____.
the earth's crust is folded
blocks of rock crack
crustal plates move away from each other
magma pushes the earth's crust upward
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Choose all the answers that apply.
Which of the following landforms are created by erosion?
sandbar
island
sand dune
beach
delta
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A delta forms when _____.
a volcano erupt underwater
eroded sediment is deposited at a river mouth
ocean waves carry away sand and rock pieces
blocks of broken rock are lifted over one another
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What happens at subduction zones?
sediment is deposited by ocean waves
new land is formed from eroded soil
an oceanic plate sinks below a continental plate
two crustal plates move away from one another
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Which of the following statements is true?
Mountains form when two continental plates move away from each other.
New oceanic crust is formed by magma filling spaces at mid-ocean ridges.
A loess is an area of nutrient-poor soil caused by erosion.
"Hot spots" are locations where the earth's crust is very thick.
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build new land
tear down land
are not beneficial
destroy the earth's crust
---
The Hawaiian Islands were formed by what?
erosion
folding
faulting
volcanoes
--
A dome mountain forms when _____.
the earth's crust is folded
blocks of rock crack
crustal plates move away from each other
magma pushes the earth's crust upward
----
Choose all the answers that apply.
Which of the following landforms are created by erosion?
sandbar
island
sand dune
beach
delta
---
A delta forms when _____.
a volcano erupt underwater
eroded sediment is deposited at a river mouth
ocean waves carry away sand and rock pieces
blocks of broken rock are lifted over one another
--------
What happens at subduction zones?
sediment is deposited by ocean waves
new land is formed from eroded soil
an oceanic plate sinks below a continental plate
two crustal plates move away from one another
----------
Which of the following statements is true?
Mountains form when two continental plates move away from each other.
New oceanic crust is formed by magma filling spaces at mid-ocean ridges.
A loess is an area of nutrient-poor soil caused by erosion.
"Hot spots" are locations where the earth's crust is very thick.
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