Chapter 7 Section 5 Flashcards
1
Q
A deposit of wind-blown sand.
A
sand dune
2
Q
Wind causes erosion by _____________ and _______.
A
deflation and abrasion
3
Q
What is the weakest agent of erosion?
A
wind by itself
4
Q
What is the main way that wind causes erosion?
A
deflation
5
Q
The process by which wind removes surface materials.
A
deflation
6
Q
Process of erosion by wind-carried sand which can polish rock but causes little erosion.
A
abrasion
7
Q
Where does all the sediment picked up by wind eventually fall?
A
to the ground
8
Q
What forms sand dunes and loess deposits?
A
wind erosion and deposition
9
Q
Fine, wind-deposited sediment that is finer than sand, such as particles of clay and silt, and is sometimes deposited in layers far from its source.
A
loess or loess deposits
10
Q
What are two kinds of wind erosion?
A
abrasion and deflation
