Chaper 12 Flashcards
(10 cards)
What is deflation?
The removal and lifting of individual loose particles
Which is less dense, water or wind?
Wind
What is abrasion?
The grinding of rock surfaces called “sandblasting” actions of particles captured in the air
What process forms desert pavement?
Deflation
What process forms yardangs?
Abrasion
What is blowout depression?
Wherever wind encounters loose sediment deflation may remove enough material to form basins
what force creates waves?
Land, ocean, sun, moon and atmosphere
Friction between what and what generate waves?
Moving air and ocean surface
How are tsunamis formed?
Sudden sharp motions in the seafloor caused by earthquakes, submarine landslides or eruptions of undersea volcanoes
Which section of the coastlines bear most of the force of waves?
Coastal erosion
