How does wind pick up sediment?

Answer 1

A) As fine particles carried through air.

B) As particles that bounce along the ground.

C) As larger particles that slide or roll along the ground.

D) All of the above.

Answer 2

wind can move small sized rocks, wind is a type of physical weathering along with freeze-thaw, which is when water enters cracks in rocks and freezes, as it freezes it expands making the crack bigger. the ice melts and re-freezes over and over again until the crack is so big that the rock brakes off. this is how cliffs are made. another physical type of weathering is onion skin. this is when the top layer of a rock is heated by sun, then cooled when the sun is not in view and re-heated over and over again. as this happens the top layer of the rock flakes off

Answer 3

Wind picks up sediment through a process called saltation. As the wind blows across the ground, it lifts and carries loose particles like sand or silt in short hops or bounces. This movement helps transport and deposit sediment over long distances.

Answer 4

Yes, wind is capable of transporting fine-grained sediments.

Answer 5

Most definitely. Sandstorms can be violent and tear skin and cloth. It can also cause erosion of things, like the Pyramids.

Answer 6

the water makes the sediment wet and causes it to move.