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Which part of the wind's sediment load is visible in this image?
 
  A) Bed load
  B) Saltated load
  C) Dissolved load
  D) Suspended load



Q. 2 - What feature is visible in this image?
 
  A) Blowout
  B) Bajada
  C) Desert pavement
  D) Ventifact



Q. 3 - What factor in this image would control the depth of this feature? (What might stop it from getting deeper?)
 
  A) Presence of large boulders will stop the wind.
  B) Sediment will be frozen in place.
  C) Scouring will go down to bedrock and run out of sediment.
  D) Presence of vegetation will hold sediment in place.



Q. 4 - Why does the rainshadow desert form on the downwind side of the mountains?
 
  A) The air mass has absorbed all the moisture on that side as it descended.
  B) The mountains block wind from that region, making it hot.
  C) The sediments on the downwind side are porous.
  D) The moisture was precipitated from the air mass on the upwind side.
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6 years ago
(Answer to question 1 )  Answer: D

(Answer to question 2 )  Answer: A

(Answer to question 3 )  Answer: D

(Answer to question 4 )  Answer: D
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