Wind carrying sand grains deposits the sand when the wind
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Wind carrying sand grains deposits the sand when the wind slows
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Abrasion changes the desert surface by
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cutting and polishing exposed rock surface
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Is a Bed load most responsible for stream erosion
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no, suspended load is responsible for the most stream erosion
10. Question: Which load is responsible for the most stream erosion?
Your Answer: Bed loadCORRECT ANSWER Suspended load INCORRECT Dissolved load
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Most streams carry the largest part of their load
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In Suspension.
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Windblown silt that blankets a landscape is called
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desert pavement <--- wrong
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In a stream channel what sediment is deposited first
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gravel sized particles
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What cause the shape of star dunes
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chemical weathering..
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What type of sand dunes will likely form if the sand supply is limited the wind direction is constant and vegetation is sparse
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barchan dunes
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How did deflation affect the dust bowl in the 1930s
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Lowering the land.
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What are long sand ridges oriented nearly parallel to the prevailing wind called
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longitudinal dunes
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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
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Southeast
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Occasionally deposition causes the main channel of a stream to divide into several smaller channels called
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The main channel of a stream divides into several smaller
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stream to divide into several smaller channels called
distributaries.
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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
Is a Bed load most responsible for stream erosion
no, suspended load is responsible for the most stream erosion
10. Question: Which load is responsible for the most stream erosion?
Your Answer: Bed loadCORRECT ANSWER Suspended load INCORRECT Dissolved load
Most streams carry the largest part of their load
In Suspension.
Windblown silt that blankets a landscape is called
desert pavement <--- wrong
In a stream channel what sediment is deposited first
gravel sized particles
What cause the shape of star dunes
chemical weathering..
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
Occasionally deposition causes the main channel of a stream to divide into several smaller channels called
The main channel of a stream divides into several smaller
creeks. Occasionally, deposition causes the main channel of a
stream to divide into several smaller channels called
distributaries.