Earth Chapter 8 Section 6

A deposit of wind-blown sand is a/an ______.

Wind alone is the strongest agent of erosion.

• true

• false

Wind is very effective in _____ because there are few plants to hold the soil in place.

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Which are true about deflation?

• It is the main way wind causes erosion.

• It usually has a great effect on the land.

• It can create blowouts.

• It can create desert pavement.

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Which are true about abrasion?

• It can polish rock.

• It is caused by wind-carried sand.

• It causes most desert landfoms.

• It causes most erosion.

All the sediment picked up by wind eventually falls to the ground.

• true

• false

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Sediment falls when the wind slows down or when some obstacle ____ the windblown sediment.

What types of deposits are formed by wind erosion and deposition?

• sand dunes

• sediment

• loess deposits

• deserts

have coarser sediments

• sand dunes

• loess deposits

result from wind erosion

• sand dunes

• loess deposits

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