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What is the lifting and removal of fine sediments by wind called?
The lifting and removal of fine sediments by wind is called deflation. It is the process of lowering the land surface.
What type of erosion causes deflation?
deflation is the lowering of land surface, that results in the winds removal of suface particles.
In deserts deflation can sometimes create an area of rock fragments called what?
The area of rocks that deflation creates is called Desert Pavement
What is the lifting and removal of fine sediments by wind?
It is called wind erosion .
How does deflation affect the surface in dry regions?
Deflation means that the wind removes sand and rock particles. In dry regions this weathering may mean increased desertification.
What is the removal of rock particles by wind water ice and gravity?
The lifting and removal of loose material by wind is called deflation. (Deflation is a type of erosion) (If you look up deflation, try "deflation geology" because if you don't add geology, only the economic meanings will come up.)
What is the lifting and removal of fine sediments by wind called?
The lifting and removal of fine sediments by wind is called deflation. It is the process of lowering the land surface.
What type of erosion causes deflation?
deflation is the lowering of land surface, that results in the winds removal of suface particles.
What is the removal of loose material from the earth's surface?
The process is called mining or extraction.
What Deflation is the movement of dust sand and rock caused by?
wind A+
In deserts deflation can sometimes create an area of rock fragments called what?
The area of rocks that deflation creates is called Desert Pavement
What is the lifting and removal of fine sediments by wind?
It is called wind erosion .
What are small shallow hollows in rock produced by wind deflation?
blowout
What is the difference between deflation and saltation?
Saltation refers to the way particles of rock and sand are blown by the wind, skipping or bouncing along the ground. Origin: the Latin verb to jump.Deflation refers to the removal of loose particles of rock and sand by the violent twisting action of the wind.
Deflation is a form of what erosion?
According to scientists, deflation is a form of wind erosion because the wind is responsible for loosening the soil which results in the formation of rock pieces.
How does deflation affect the surface in dry regions?
Deflation means that the wind removes sand and rock particles. In dry regions this weathering may mean increased desertification.
Give two land features that can form because of deflation?
Deflation is when the top layer of fine sediment or soil is picked up by the wind and reveals larger rock pieces underneath. One land feature produced by deflation is call Desert pavement, which is a surface made out of small rocks. Deflation Hollows are Bowl-shaped areas caused by -what else but- deflation.
