Chapter 19- Deserts & Winds

Question 1

Wind deposits

________ is formed from dust cloud (extrovert blankets of silt once carried in suspension)

Answer 1

Loess

Question 2

Types of dunes
_______ _______- Point either upwind (Parabolic) or downwind (Barchan)
Long ridges of sand contain:
Transverse-Long ridges ____________ to the wind
Longitudinal-Form ____________ to the wind

Answer 2

• Crescent shape dunes
• Perpendicular
• Parallel

Question 3

Removal of loose material by the wind (wind erosion)

Answer 3

Deflation