Download constructive and destructive forces 2015

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Lithosphere-rocky outer layer of Earth
including the crust and upper mantle.
Hydrosphere-all the water on Earth.
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A force that slowly wears away or breaks
down mountains and other features on the
surface of Earth.
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The breaking down of rocks into smaller
pieces called sediment.
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The movement of sediment on Earth’s surface
from one place to another.
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Gravity
Running water
Glaciers
Wind
Ocean currents
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Run Off
The higher the slope of a stream or river, the
more erosion will occur. (gradient)
The more water in a river, the more erosion
will occur. (discharge)
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As these giant sheets of ice move, they carve
into the surface of Earth, taking sediment
with them.
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Events that build up Earth’s lithosphere and
cause the land to rise.
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Magma from volcanoes hardens to form
igneous rock and volcanic mountains.
(subduction)
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When plates collide, the lithosphere can be
folded up or down creating mountains.
Faults at transform plate boundaries can
create mountains.
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The process by which eroded sediment is
dropped off or deposited in a new area.
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Gravity
Water
Wind
Glaciers
Ocean currents