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Wind carrying sand grains deposits the sand when the wind

Wind carrying sand grains deposits the sand when the wind slows down or hits an obstacle.

Abrasion changes the desert surface by

cutting and polishing exposed rock surface

By what process do streams and rivers move material

Weathering <Lies

Erosion!(:

Windblown silt that blankets a landscape is called

desert pavement <--- wrong

In a stream channel what sediment is deposited first

gravel sized particles

Which factor does not influence stream velocity

channel size<lies

What type of sand dunes will likely form if the sand supply is limited the wind direction is constant and vegetation is sparse

barchan dunes

How did deflation affect the dust bowl in the 1930s

Lowering the land.

What are long sand ridges oriented nearly parallel to the prevailing wind called

longitudinal dunes

If the steep face of a sand dune is on the southeast side of a dune then the prevailing wind in this area is from the

Southeast

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