Name ______________________________ Class ___________________ Date __________________
Write the letter of the correct answer in the space provided.
_____ 1. What helps prevent wind erosion?
a. water
b. plants c. rocks d. soil
_____ 2. In the process of saltation, what causes the sand-sized particles to bounce?
a. water
b. wind c. soil d. rocks
_____ 3. A rocky surface consisting of pebbles and small broken rocks left behind after the finer material has been blown away is called a(n)
a. deflation hollow. c. desert pavement.
b. abrasion. d. rock fragment.
_____ 4. A depression scooped out by the wind in the landscape of a desert is called a(n)
a. deflation hollow.
b. desert pavement. c. loess. d. dune.
_____ 5. Dunes usually move in the direction of
a. the sun. c. the east.
b. the North Star. d. the wind.
Match the correct definition with the correct term. Write the letter in the space provided.
_____ 6. the skipping and bouncing of sandsized particles in the direction the wind is blowing
_____ 7. the grinding and wearing down of rock surfaces by other rock or sand particles
a. loess
b. dunes
c. saltation
d. deflation
e. abrasion
_____ 8. the removal of fine sediment by wind
_____ 9. fine-grained sediment deposited by wind
_____ 10. mounds of sand deposited by wind
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Holt Science and Technology 41 Agents of Erosion and Deposition