Note : arrows shown in figure denotes wind direction.
QUESTION 5 Match the statements describing a sand dune with the type of sand dunes on...
2 21. Air in motion is called a ____________ a. wing b. wind c. coffee d. tsunami 22. The process/es of wind erosion is/are a. deflation b. abrasion c. attrition d. all of the above 23. The process by which lose particles of soil or regolith are carried from ground surface are lifted and transported is called a. deflation b. abrasion c. attrition d. solution 24. Wearing of transported material by friction that results in grinding of material as they...
Deserts: (a) are found in the low, middle, and high latitudes; (b) receive inadequate 1. rainfall; (c) are mostly or completely devoid of vegetation; (d) are characterized by internal drainage; (e) ALL of these. In a desert region, bed load transport is mainly by: (a) saltation; (b) deflation; 2. (c) abrasion; (d) precipitation; (e) suspension. The term for wind-blown silt is: (a) loess; (b) colluvium; (c) alluvium; (d) lopsoil; 3. (e) caliche. The term used to describe large, mid-latitude deserts...