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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Constructive methods | taking into account all contractual and legal requirements . |
| Constructive forces | To build or put together. |
| Destructive forces | To destroy or take apart. |
| Weathering | The process where rocks dissolved, worn away or broken down into smaller and smaller pieces. |
| Dams | A barrier that stops or restricts the flow of water or underground streams. |
| Levees | A embankment built to prevent the overflow of a river. |
| Erosion | When rocks and sediments are picked up and moved to another place by ice, water, wind or gravity. |
| Earthquakes | A sudden and violent shaking of the ground. As a result of movements within the earths crust or volcanic action. |
| Volcanoes | A mountain or hill, that has hot vapor, and gas being erupted from earths crust. |
| Flooding | Overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines. especially over dry lands. |
| Sand dunes | A hill or ridge of sand that is forms over many years when windblown. |
| Deposition | A geological process in which sediments, soil and rocks are added to a land form. it can transport Wind, Ice and Water. |
| Glacier | A slowly moving river of ice formed by the accumulation of snow on mountains near the poles. |