Geol 101: Physical Geology PAST EXAM QUESTIONS LECTURE 31: DESERTS AND WIND 31, In which of the folowing regions is wind NOT an important means of erosion, transport and deposition? ice sheets deserts beaches agricultural areas wind is important for these processes in all of those regions moom> 31. Which ofthe following terms specifically means *having to de with wind"? meteorological process deflation process eolian process thespian process loessian process moaa> 31, The process whereby small grains of sediment bounce along the ground driven by the wind is calle: A surface reap B. bed load ©. deflation D. E the samba 31, The process of abrasion can cause rocks on the desert floor to develop several polished faces so that they look like big gemstones with facets. These rocks are called A. arifacts B. yardangs C. blowouts D. desert pavements E. ventifacts 31, The correct definition ofthe aolian feature called a ventifact: ‘a hollowed out region caused by the process of deflation ‘a dry lakebed in a desert that is also called a salt pan . a rock fragment abraded by wind to form several polished surfaces, like a gemstone D. any type of sediment that is transported and deposited by wind E. an elongate erosional remnant of rock sticking above a desert surface, ike an uptumed ship hull a> 31, The correct definition ofthe eolian feature called a playa: ‘@ hollowed out region caused by the process of deflation . a dry lakebed in a desert that is also called a salt pan CC. a rock fragment abraded by wind to form soveral polished surfaces, like a gemstone D. any type of sediment that is transported and deposited by wind E. an elongate erosional remnant of rock sticking above a desert surface, like an uptumed ship hull p> 31, The correct definition ofthe eolian feature called a blowout: \. a hollowed out region caused by the process of deflation ‘a dry lakebed in a desert that is also called a sall pan C. a rock fragment abraded by wind to form several polished surfaces, lke a gemstone D. any type of sediment that is transported and deposited by wind E, an elongate erosional remnant of rock sticking above a desert surface, ike an uptumed ship hull => 31. The correct definition ofthe eolian feature called loess: ‘A. a hollowed out region caused by the process of deflation B. a dry lakabed in a desert that is also called a salt pan . a rock fragment abraded by wind to form several polished surfaces, like a gemstone D. any typo of sediment that is transported and deposited by wind31 a a 31 31 a Ea a E. an elongate erosional remnant of rock sticking above a desert surface, ike an uptumed ship hull ‘The correct definition ofthe eolian feature called a yardang: ‘A, @ hollowed out region caused by the process of deflation B. a dry lakebed in a desert that is also called a salt pan a rock fragment abraded by wind to form several polished surfaces, like a gemstone D. any type of sediment that is transported and deposited by wind E_ an elongate erosional remnant of rock sticking above a desert surface, like an uptumed ship ult Which ofthe following features results from the erosional process by wind called deflation? A. blowouts, B. yardangs CC. ventfacts D. loess E. dunes Which ofthe following features results from deposition by the wind? ‘A. desert pavement B. yardang ©. ventitact D. loess deflation hollow Ina sand dune, sand grains saltate up the (1). and then cascade down the (2) ‘A. (1) sip face (2) angle of repose B. (1) slip face (2) leeward slope C. (1) leeward slope (2) windward slope D. (1) windward slope (2) leeward slope E (1)leeward slope (2) slip face Cross-beds in sand dunes develop because of sand cascading down the’ A. leeward slope B. windward slope . angle of repose D. dune face E. hos What type of sand dune is shaped lke a croissant and has homns that point in the direction TOWARDS WHICH the wind blows? ‘A. barchan B. longitudinal . transverse D. parabolic Estar What type of sand dune resembles a sea of sand with ‘waves" oriented perpendicular to the wind direction? barchan longitudinal . transverse - parabolic star > B. c. D. E Which ofthe following types of sand dunes occurs as long parallel rdges of sand aligned along the prevailing wind direction and which are also called seif dunes? barchan B. longitudinal transverse D. E > parabolic star3 31 a a a Which ofthe following types of sand dunes contains two horns that point inthe direction from which the wind is blowing? A. barchan B. longitudinal Ci transverse D. parabolic E star ‘The homs of a (1) dune point towards the direction the wind blows towards, whereas in a (2), dune they point in the direction the wind Is blowing from. ‘A (1) transverse (2) longitudinal B. (1) barchan (2) barchanoia ©. (1) barehan (2) parabolic D. (1) parabolic Q)star E. (1) parabolic (2) barchan ‘The Great Australian Desert and the Sahara Desert are examples of which desert type? ‘A. subtropical B. continental interior C. rainshadow D. coastal E. polar Which ofthe following locations represent good examples of ralnshadow desert regions? ‘A. Sahara and Great Australian deserts B. Gobi desert . Easton Oregon, South Idaho and Novada desort areas D. Namib and Atacama deserts E, Antarctica ‘The progression of development for high erosional remnants that stick up above desert areas is spire ~ butte - mesa butto- mosa - spire mesa spire «butte butte ~ spire - mesa mesa butte - spire > 5 c. D. E