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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 down or hits an obstacle.

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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?

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Bed load CORRECT ANSWER
Suspended load INCORRECT
Dissolved load

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By what process do streams and rivers move material

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Weathering <Lies

Erosion!(:

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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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Which factor does not influence stream velocity

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channel size<lies

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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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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 creeks. Occasionally, deposition causes the main channel of a stream to divide into several smaller channels called distributaries.

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In a typical stream where the gradient is steep the discharge is

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In a typical stream where the gradient is steep the discharge is small.

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What 'If you were to examine the profile of a typical stream you would probably find that the gradient is .

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..decreasing from top to bot..

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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

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

What cause the shape of star dunes

chemical weathering..

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

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.

Windblown silt that blankets a landscape is called

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Earth Sciences

Wind carrying sand grains deposits the sand when the wind

Abrasion changes the desert surface by

Is a Bed load most responsible for stream erosion

Most streams carry the largest part of their load

Earth Sciences

Wind carrying sand grains deposits the sand when the wind

Abrasion changes the desert surface by

18 The most prominent features of a narrow V-shaped valley where the stream profile drops rapidly are

Is a Bed load most responsible for stream erosion

Earth Sciences

Wind carrying sand grains deposits the sand when the wind

Abrasion changes the desert surface by

Is a Bed load most responsible for stream erosion

Most streams carry the largest part of their load

Lakes and Rivers

Wind carrying sand grains deposits the sand when the wind

Abrasion changes the desert surface by

Permeable rock layers or sediments that transmit groundwater freely are called

By what process do streams and rivers move material

Lakes and Rivers

Wind carrying sand grains deposits the sand when the wind

Abrasion changes the desert surface by

By what process do streams and rivers move material

Windblown silt that blankets a landscape is called

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