🏔️ Part 1: Identifying Surface Features

1. Circle the surface features you can identify in nature:

Mountains

Deltas

Sand dunes

Volcanoes

Valleys

Canyons

2. What is a constructive process?

A process that builds up or creates landforms

A process that wears down or destroys landforms

A process that only affects water

A process that happens very slowly

3. What is a destructive process?

A process that builds up or creates landforms

A process that wears down or changes landforms

A process that only affects rocks

A process that happens very quickly

🌋 Part 2: Constructive vs. Destructive Processes

4. Match each process with the correct type:

1. Volcanic eruption

2. Weathering

3. Deposition

4. Erosion

5. Mountain building

A. Destructive Process

B. Constructive Process

C. Constructive Process

D. Destructive Process

E. Constructive Process

5. Fill in the blanks about Earth's surface processes:

_____________ processes build up landforms, while _____________ processes wear them down. When sediment settles in a new location, this is called _____________. When wind and water carry away pieces of rock and soil, this is called _____________.

🏜️ Part 3: Surface Feature Formation

6. How is a delta formed? Circle the best answer:

By volcanic eruption creating new land

By sediment being deposited where a river meets a larger body of water

By wind erosion wearing away rock

By earthquakes moving the ground

7. How are sand dunes formed? Check all that apply:

Wind carries sand particles

Sand is deposited in piles

Volcanic activity creates sand

Wind is a constructive process in this case

8. Explain how mountains can be formed by constructive processes:

🔬 Part 4: Scientific Evidence and Arguments

9. Draw and label a volcano showing how it demonstrates a constructive process:

10. Write a scientific argument explaining whether erosion is a constructive or destructive process. Use evidence to support your answer:

Claim: Erosion is a _________________ process.

11. Choose one surface feature (delta, sand dune, mountain, or volcano) and explain how it was formed using scientific evidence:

Surface Feature: _________________________

Type of Process: _________________________

Evidence and Explanation:

🌍 Part 5: Real-World Applications

12. How might organisms (living things) affect Earth's surface? Give two examples:

Example 1: ________________________________________________

Example 2: ________________________________________________

13. If you were a scientist studying a canyon, what evidence would you look for to determine if it was formed by constructive or destructive processes?

14. True or False: A single landform can be shaped by both constructive AND destructive processes over time.

True

False

Explain your answer: ________________________________________

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