Chapter 7 review flashcardiz

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What is the most useful step for modeling sand dunes?

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Use a straw to blow air across the sand.

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How does a sand dune become larger?

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The wind deposits more sand on the dune.

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What is the primary agent of river erosion?

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Water.

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What is the process called when water, wind, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another?

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Erosion.

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What landform is created by the dropped sand at the base of a model river?

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River delta.

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What is a sand dune?

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A hill of sand built by the wind.

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What role does wind play in the formation of sand dunes?

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Wind transports sand and deposits it, forming dunes.

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What are the main types of erosion?

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Water erosion, wind erosion, ice erosion, and gravity erosion.

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What is a river delta?

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A landform created at the mouth of a river where it meets a body of water, formed by sediment deposition.

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How does water contribute to erosion?

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Water flows over land, carrying away soil and sediment.

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