Wind Erosion Review

What is wind erosion?

• Tornado or soil

• Natural process that transports sediments by wind

• Tornado of sand

• Water moving sand in the oceans

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Wind erosion occurs mainly in wet regions.

• True

• False

What causes sand dunes to form?

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A loess is a wind deposit of _______ eroded and transported somewhere else.

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What causes abrasion when wind is blown?

• Wind blows around larger rock hitting small ones.

• Humans stepping on rocks.

• None of the following

• Wind picks up soil/sediments and rubs against larger rocks creating friction.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is an aeolian landform?

• Landform built by aeolian people.

• Particles of sediment deposited when wind speed drops forming sediment layers

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What causes deflation of sand dunes?

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Wind usually only carries small particles of sand or sediments.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The wind erosion process involves which of the following(select all that apply)?

• None of them

• Detachment

• Deposition

• Transportation

Sand dunes form because the wind speed _________ and the particles of sand cling to other features.

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