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wind can move small sized rocks, wind is a type of physical weathering along with freeze-thaw, which is when water enters cracks in rocks and freezes, as it freezes it expands making the crack bigger. the ice melts and re-freezes over and over again until the crack is so big that the rock brakes off. this is how cliffs are made. another physical type of weathering is onion skin. this is when the top layer of a rock is heated by sun, then cooled when the sun is not in view and re-heated over and over again. as this happens the top layer of the rock flakes off
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoA) As fine particles carried through air.
B) As particles that bounce along the ground.
C) As larger particles that slide or roll along the ground.
D) All of the above.
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∙ 15y agoYes, wind is capable of transporting fine-grained sediments.
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∙ 13y agoMost definitely. Sandstorms can be violent and tear skin and cloth. It can also cause erosion of things, like the Pyramids.
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∙ 12y agothe water makes the sediment wet and causes it to move.
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When wind blows sediment against an obstacle what does the built-up sediment result?
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What are 2 ways that sediments build up?
Sediment can build up because of the wind or water.
What causes wind to deposit sand and or other sediment?
When the wind starts to slow down it starts to deposit sand or other sediment.
What is an aeolian environment?
An aeolian environment is one dominated by wind or the effects of wind or by wind-borne sediment.
What is the process by which sediment is dropped by wind or water?
errosion
What do sand dunes and delta have in common?
they are both formed when wind or water picks up sediment
What is the dry sediment that is picked up by the wind?
They could be called Aerosols.
What part does wind play in erosion?
Wind picks up sediment which causes erosion when it hits the rock.
When wind blows sediment against an obstacle what does the built-up sediment result?
Wouldn't you like to know ;)
How are dunes created by deposition?
Dunes are formed from aeolian deposition which consists of the wind picking up sediment, then blowing it, then dropping it. Dunes are an accumulation of sediment. More sediment is deposited on a dune as wind loses more energy when it hits it, thus depositing the sediment, growing the dune.
What is the erosion by the wind?
the deposite of sediment by the wind
What do strong winds readily pick up and carry?
Strong winds readily pick up and carry small grains of sediment. Your welcome!
What is the name for windblown sediment?
What is the name for wind blown sediment
Is it true that all of the sediment picked up by wind eventually falls to the ground?
yes
What word means moving rivers pick up lighter sediment and carry it along?
Erosion is the movement of sediments by wind, water, ice, and gravity. Transportation of sediments by rivers and streams is referred to as fluvial erosion.
What are 2 ways that sediments build up?
Sediment can build up because of the wind or water.
Do glaciers have the smallest rocks in them?
They can. because, glaciers pick up sediment as they go along slowly.
