Question 1

____________________ lakes evaporate and disappear only to reappear when rain provides adequate inflow.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ lakes evaporate and disappear only to...

Question 2

Eolian saltation typically ____.

Accepted Answer

A) carries the heaviest part of the bed load 
B) is the most effective kind of eolian erosion 
C) transports silts and clays 
D) makes sand bounce in the downwind direction

Question 3

Barren areas with extremely low drainage density are known as badlands.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The joining together of several adjacent alluvial fans results in the formation of a(n) ____.

Accepted Answer

A) playa 
B) salt flat 
C) pediment 
D) bajada

Question 5

Running water is responsible for more geomorphic work than the wind in arid regions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Yardangs are created by eolian erosion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A bedrock remnant held up by a resistant caprock, such as found in the Colorado Plateau area of the southwestern U.S., is called a(n) ____________________ if it is taller than it is wide.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A bedrock remnant held up by a...

Question 8

Desert bolsons will most likely have ____.

Accepted Answer

A) exterior drainage 
B) plateaus 
C) exotic streams 
D) playas

Question 9

Turbulent wind flow that blows over a barren surface can pick up sediment by the process known as ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Turbulent wind flow that blows over a...

Question 10

How is a pediment different from an alluvial fan?

Accepted Answer

The answer of How is a pediment different from an...

Question 11

A coalesced apron of alluvial fans along the base of desert mountains is a(n) ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A coalesced apron of alluvial fans along...

Question 12

Streamlined eolian erosional landforms that taper in the downwind direction ____.

Accepted Answer

A) have slip faces 
B) lie at the angle of repose 
C) are yardangs 
D) are drumlins

Exam 15: Arid Region Landforms and Eolian Processes

____________________ lakes evaporate and disappear only to reappear when rain provides adequate inflow.

Eolian saltation typically ____.

Barren areas with extremely low drainage density are known as badlands.

The joining together of several adjacent alluvial fans results in the formation of a(n) ____.

Running water is responsible for more geomorphic work than the wind in arid regions.

Yardangs are created by eolian erosion.

A bedrock remnant held up by a resistant caprock, such as found in the Colorado Plateau area of the southwestern U.S., is called a(n) ____________________ if it is taller than it is wide.

Desert bolsons will most likely have ____.

Turbulent wind flow that blows over a barren surface can pick up sediment by the process known as ____________________.

How is a pediment different from an alluvial fan?

A coalesced apron of alluvial fans along the base of desert mountains is a(n) ____________________.

Streamlined eolian erosional landforms that taper in the downwind direction ____.