Deserts Flashcards
1
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What are the 4 flows in hot deserts?
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- Weather
- Deposition
-Erosion - Transportation
2
Q
What are the inputs of hot deserts?
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- Water during infrequent weather events.
- Sediment via wind/water
- Energy from the Sun, Wind or rain.
3
Q
What are the stores of hot deserts?
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- Landforms are stores of sediment.
- Water may be stored in the ground or in rivers.
4
Q
What are the outputs of hot deserts?
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- Water evaporates rapidly.
- Sediment may be carried out by wind/water.
5
Q
What was negative feedback in deserts?
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- Temperatures increases, so evaporation of water increases so the land become drier.
- Drier land is able to be more easily eroded.
- Dust clouds form which block some solar radiation.
6
Q
What are the sources of the hot deserts?
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- Solar radiation
- Runoff
- Wind
7
Q
How does wind act as a source of energy?
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- Lack of vegetation in deserts means wind blows longer distance without obstruction.
8
Q
How does Sun act as a source of energy?
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- Little to no clouds block the solar radiation and mid latitude angles means that these places experience strong solar radiation.
9
Q
How does runoff act as a source of energy?
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- Intense storms act as a source of energy
- Few plants will intercept the rain, leading to runoff.
- Baked hard ground can’t infiltrate water so more runoff produced.
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