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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?

Your Answer:
Bed load CORRECT ANSWER
 Suspended load INCORRECT
 Dissolved load

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Permeable rock layers or sediments that transmit groundwater freely are called
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Aquifers transmit ground water freely.

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By what process do streams and rivers move material
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Weathering <Lies

Erosion!(:

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What is the glacial budget
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the difference between glacial accumulation and glacial waste

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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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Do ice sheets exist today in Greenland and Antarctica
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Yes.

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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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Groundwater is found below the surface in the zone of
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saturation

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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 load CORRECT ANSWER
 Suspended load INCORRECT
 Dissolved load

Permeable rock layers or sediments that transmit groundwater freely are called

Aquifers transmit ground water freely.

By what process do streams and rivers move material

Weathering <Lies

Erosion!(:

What is the glacial budget

the difference between glacial accumulation and glacial waste

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

Do ice sheets exist today in Greenland and Antarctica

Yes.

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

Groundwater is found below the surface in the zone of

saturation

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