The Solid Earth - Chapter 4: Wind Erosion

Question 1

Two prerequisites to wind erosion’s effectiveness

Answer 1

Dryness

Scanty vegetation

Question 2

A famous example of extensive wind erosion under a drought circumstance

Answer 2

Dust Bowl

Question 3

Just like a stream, the wind’s ____ increases with height above the surface

Answer 3

velocity

Question 4

Wind transports fine particles in _____ and heavier ones as ____

Answer 4

suspension, bed load

Question 5

True or false: wind has a higher density than water

Answer 5

False; opposite day

Question 6

True or false: wind is incapable of picking up and transporting coarse materials

Answer 6

True

Question 7

Wind is able to spread over large areas because it is not confined to _____

Answer 7

channels

Question 8

The lifting and removal of loose material (type of erosion)

Answer 8

deflation

Question 9

The erosional process when larger grains of sand are rolled or skipped along the surface and comprise the bed load

Answer 9

saltation

Question 10

The most noticeable result of deflation are shallow depressions called ____

Answer 10

blowouts

Question 11

The surface of some deserts is characterized by a layer of coarse pebbles and cobbles too big to be moved by wind, making a veneer called ______

Answer 11

desert pavement

Question 12

Wind erodes by ____

Answer 12

abrasion