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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

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

Which one of the following desert rivers travels over a long distance

Nile river

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

During the recent ice age glaciers covered almost what percent of earths land

During the recent ice age, glaciers covered almost 30 percent of earths land.

The thick loess deposits in south Dakota Nebraska and Iowa come from-

The thick loess deposits in South Dakota, Nebraska, and Iowa come from glacial sediments.

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