GEOLOGY

EARTH SCIENCE

OCEANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Destructive means what?
A
Breaking down landforms
B
building landforms up
C
pollution
D
conservation
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Destructive forces wear landforms down. The slow processes of mechanical and chemical weathering and erosion work over time to change once high mountains into smooth flat plateaus.

Detailed explanation-2: -Landforms. Back to Landforms. Landforms are the result of a combination of constructive and destructive forces. Constructive forces include crustal deformation, volcanic eruption, and deposition of sediment, while destructive forces include weathering and erosion.

Detailed explanation-3: -Destructive Force: Weathering The process of breaking down of rocks and land due to forces such as gravity, wind, water and ice. When it rains, rocks are washed down a mountain or down a stream. Soils are washed away. The ocean beats against a cliff and breaks it apart.

Detailed explanation-4: -Erosion: the destructive movement of materials away from one place by wind, water, ice and gravity. Landslides: occur when gravity quickly pulls rock and dirt downhill. Floods: a great flow of water over an area that is usually dry land. through which steam, lava and ashes erupt.

Detailed explanation-5: -Erosion is the process where rocks are broken down by natural forces such as wind or water. There are two main types of erosion: chemical and physical. Chemical erosion occurs when a rock’s chemical composition changes, such as when iron rusts or when limestone dissolves due to carbonation.

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