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The most important factor in the ability for wind to move sediments is how fast the wind is blowing. An extremely fast wind (think hurricanes) can move huge sizes of sediments as well as the small stuff. A light breeze, on the other hand, can barely pick up small grains. As the wind picks stuff up, so does it drop stuff down. Bigger sediments will travel much shorter distances due to the fact that the wind can't necessarily sustain high speeds for long distances. The smallest stuff will travel the furthest. This principle of sorting is true in all types of erosion, from water to ice to, obviously, wind.
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∙ 7y agoThe most important factor in the ability for wind to move sediments is how fast the wind is blowing. An extremely fast wind (think hurricanes) can move huge sizes of sediments as well as the small stuff. A light breeze, on the other hand, can barely pick up small grains. As the wind picks stuff up, so does it drop stuff down. Bigger sediments will travel much shorter distances due to the fact that the wind can't necessarily sustain high speeds for long distances. The smallest stuff will travel the furthest. This principle of sorting is true in all types of erosion, from water to ice to, obviously, wind.
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Describe how wind moves different sizes of sediment?
Because of the way the waves in the water move to lift the sediment...
What are the processes caused by gravity that move sediment downhill?
Generally, these processes are referred to as transportation, the movement of sediment during erosion, via wind, ice, or water.
What is the erosion of sediment by wind?
deflation
What carries away sediment?
Wind, water, glaciers, and gravity are capable or transporting sediment.
What can sediment can be carried by?
Water, wind, or ice.
Describe how wind moves different sizes of sediment?
Because of the way the waves in the water move to lift the sediment...
Explain how sediment of different sizes moves during wind erosion?
Sediment of smaller mass is easier for the power of wind to overcome the power of gravity in moving it from one place to another. Most sediment moved by wind that is tiny as sand.
How grains of different sizes are affected by wind erosion?
The bigger the grain, the harder it is for wind to move it.
Why is wind able to move sediment?
beucause it has a strong for to push and pull the sediment! :D
How are rocks broken down into different sizes of sediment?
weathering : rain , water , volcanoes , floods , ice , wind , waves , earthquakes , extreme temperature , ...............................
How does wind move different sizes sediment?
The most important factor in the ability for wind to move sediments is how fast the wind is blowing. An extremely fast wind (think hurricanes) can move huge sizes of sediments as well as the small stuff. A light breeze, on the other hand, can barely pick up small grains. As the wind picks stuff up, so does it drop stuff down. Bigger sediments will travel much shorter distances due to the fact that the wind can't necessarily sustain high speeds for long distances. The smallest stuff will travel the furthest. This principle of sorting is true in all types of erosion, from water to ice to, obviously, wind.
Why are wind and moving water able to move sediment?
By the water moving on it makes it get wet and causes it to move
How wind moves different sizes of sediment?
The most important factor in the ability for wind to move sediments is how fast the wind is blowing. An extremely fast wind (think hurricanes) can move huge sizes of sediments as well as the small stuff. A light breeze, on the other hand, can barely pick up small grains. As the wind picks stuff up, so does it drop stuff down. Bigger sediments will travel much shorter distances due to the fact that the wind can't necessarily sustain high speeds for long distances. The smallest stuff will travel the furthest. This principle of sorting is true in all types of erosion, from water to ice to, obviously, wind.
What process involves the transport of sediment?
There are actually three processes that move sediment, all involving a fluid: flowing water, blowing wind (air is a fluid), and ice movement by glaciers (also a fluid). The viscosity of the fluid determines what size of particle will be moved. Because of its low viscosity, wind will only move clay to sand size particles. Glacial ice, on the other hand, has a very high viscosity and can move house-size rocks. The particle sizes moved by water falls in between the extremes of wind and glaciers.
How many people can fit in a wind tunnel?
Wind tunnels are different sizes.
What are the processes caused by gravity that move sediment downhill?
Generally, these processes are referred to as transportation, the movement of sediment during erosion, via wind, ice, or water.
What is the erosion by the wind?
the deposite of sediment by the wind
