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Constructive and Deconstructive Processes that shape the Earth. Constructive process. A constructive process is something that adds something to the earth like a volcano that erupted and added on to an island. Deconstructive Process.
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Constructive and Deconstructive Processes that shape the Earth
Constructive process • A constructive process is something that adds something to the earth like a volcano that erupted and added on to an island.
Deconstructive Process • A deconstructive process is a process that breaks down the earth like rain when it hits the earth for extended periods of time it breaks apart the earth.
Erosion • The destructive process in which water or wind loosens and carries away fragments of rocks and or soil.
Weathering • Weathering is the natural decaying or wasting of rocks, soils and their minerals at or near the surface of the earth.
Landforms formed by erosion • The Grand Canyon is a landform that was formed by a river chipping a way at the earth to create a large gorge that is now the Grand Canyon.