2. Destructive Forces are forces that break down
minerals, rocks, and land forms. The most common
destructive forces is weathering and erosion.
Destructive Forces
3. Mechanical Weathering
Is the physical break down of rocks by
weathering agents such as wind, water, ice, and
plant roots.
Chemical Weathering
The break down of rock through a chemical
process most commonly acid rain.
Weathering Chemical vs.
Mechanical
4. Erosion is the picking up and moving of substances to a
new location.
Erosion
5. Constructive forces are forces that create
Mountains, Land Marks, Minerals, and Rocks.
The formation of Mountain Ranges and Mid
Ocean Ridges are constructive forces.
Constructive Forces
6. • Earth Quakes and Volcanoes can be considered both
constructive and destructive forces because they create
and destroy.
-Construction and
Destructive Forces
