Exam 19: Deserts and Winds

________ weathering is most common in a desert environment.

________ refers to the bouncing motion sands will display when transported by moving water or wind.

Compare and contrast major floods in a humid environment (i.e., along the Mississippi River)against those in a desert environment.

The Basin and Range Province of the American southwest is known for containing regions that display each stand of landscape evolution in an arid climate.

Wind is the most powerful agent of erosion in a desert.

There are many names for ephemeral desert streams that remain empty for most of the year.Which of the following is not another name for an ephemeral desert stream?

Moving wind that is free of sediment is enough to create a ventifact.

Salt wedging is a weathering process that is more common in humid areas than arid.

Based on the precipitation data available here, which region in Washington State would be the most likely location of a rainshadow desert?

Sandstorms should be more accurately referred to as siltstorms because most sediment carried by wind for long distances is actually silt-sized.

Traditionally, a region is defined as a desert if it receives less than ________ centimeters of rain per year.

Fine particles such as clays and silts are often flat and platy in shape.Evaluate their ability to be transported by wind based on this shape.