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DESTRUCTIVE FORCES

DESTRUCTIVE FORCES. Destructive Forces. Weathering and Erosion. Weathering- the break down of rock Erosion- the movement of weathered rock from place to place. Types of Weathering. Physical Weathering. Chemical Weathering. The breaking down of rock.

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DESTRUCTIVE FORCES

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  1. DESTRUCTIVE FORCES

  2. Destructive Forces Weathering and Erosion Weathering-the break down of rock Erosion-the movement of weathered rock from place to place

  3. Types of Weathering Physical Weathering Chemical Weathering • The breaking down of rock • The breaking down of rock as a result of chemicals

  4. Destructive Forces Wind erosion weathering

  5. Destructive Forces Water Erosion Weathering

  6. Destructive Forces Ice (Glaciers) Weathering Erosion

  7. Destructive Forces Ice

  8. Destructive Forces Mount St. Helen-Volcano

  9. Destructive Forces Mount St. Helen’s AFTER the eruption

  10. Destructive Forces Earthquakes

  11. Destructive Forces Tornadoes

  12. HOW DO WE CONTROL DESTRUCTIVE FORCES?

  13. Destructive Forces Dam Large barriers built across rivers and streams Controls the flow of water Used for human purposes such as generating electricity

  14. Destructive Forces Groin A wall created to prevent erosion on the beach

  15. Destructive Forces Beach Nourishment Sand is pumped from the ocean floor onto the beach Replaces eroded sand

  16. Destructive Forces Contour Plowing Plowing in a zig-zag pattern Prevents water from flowing straight down

  17. Destructive Forces Storm Drain Management Drains excess water after storms so less erosion will occur.

  18. Destructive Forces Levee Embankment on the edge of a river Prevents flooding and erosion

  19. CONSTRUCTIVE FORCES

  20. Constructive Forces The process of forming NEW land

  21. Constructive Forces Volcanoes

  22. Volcanoes-RING OF FIRE

  23. Constructive Forces Earthquakes

  24. Constructive Forces Earthquakes

  25. Earthquakes-Fault Lines

  26. Constructive Forces Deposition After weatheringand erosionoccur, the final step is deposition(the sediment is placed somewhere else, forming new land). Erosion Weathering Deposition

  27. Constructive Forces • A triangular area at the mouth of a river • sediment/debris (rocks, sand, dirt) are deposited • Occurs right before the river goes into a larger body of water • WHY? Because the water slows down, so the sediment/debris falls Deltas New land is formed

  28. Constructive Forces Sand Dunes • Sand is carried in the wind • When the wind stops, the sand drops • New land is formed when the sand drops creating sand dunes (deposition) New land is formed

  29. Constructive Forces • A river floods taking sediment/debris (rocks, sand, dirt) with it • The water floods onto the surrounding land • When the water recedes, the sediment/debris (rocks, sand, dirt) stay forming NEW LAND (deposition) Flood Plains New land is formed

  30. Constructive Forces Barrier Island • Sand, dirt, and rocks erode of off the main land because of waves • The waves deposit the sand, rocks, and dirt creating an island (deposition) • This creates new land!

  31. Constructive Forces Longshore Current • As a wave hits the beach the longshore current, pushes it sideways • This water then picks up sand/rocks/dirt and carriers it along the • shore • As the wave recedes, it drops the sand/dirt/rocks (deposition) creating new land!!! New land is formed

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