Deserts and Wind

In desert areas,                                         streams can cause a great
deal of erosion in a very short period of time.

A(n)      is a cone of debris left at the mouth
of a desert canyon.

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Loose particles such as clay and silt are lifted and removed from
the desert surface by a process called                                  .

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Desert rock surfaces are cut and polished by windblown sand
in the  _________  process.

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The color of the Yellow River in China is produced by abundant
deposits of buff-colored sediments called                                   .

Most sand dunes have a gently sloping              side
and a steeper sheltered side.

The “sand seas” found in the Sahara are          
dunes because they form perpendicular to the direction of
the wind.

Which of the following in an example of barchan dunes.

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Which of the following in an example of transverse dunes.

Which of the following in an example of barchanoid dunes.