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9 Cards in this Set
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Dunes |
mounds of wind-deposited sand |
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Loess |
Thick deposit of windblown fine grained sediment |
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saltation |
moving sand-sized particales by a skipping and bouncing action. |
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deflation |
lifting and removal of fine sadiment |
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deflation hallow |
scooped out depressions of sand |
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desert pavement |
rock fragments that are too heavy to be picked up by the wind. |
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Abrasion |
grinding and wearing away of rock surfaces by orher rocks or sand particles |
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Three types of wind erosion |
saltation deflation abrasion |
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two types of wind depositation |
Dunes Loess |
