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- 1. Multiple Choice
Name this landform.sand dunedeltadesertmountain - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat is necessary for sand dunes to form?a loose sand and strong windpressure in the Earthice glaciersGravity
- 3. Multiple ChoiceBarrier islands and sand dunes both protect the mainland.TrueFalse
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWaves dropping sand on the beachWeatheringErosionDeposition
- 5. Multiple Choicethe breaking up and moving of weathered rocks from one place to anothererosionsoilmagma
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat is sediment?the process of rocks being broken down and carried awaybits of rock, sand, and silt caused by the weathering of rocksthe top layer of the soildecaying plant or animal material
- 7. Multiple ChoiceIf students used a fan to blow sand and the sand piled up, what natural process is being modeled?the formation of sand dunesGlaciersMorianeSandstone
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat agent is responsible for creating sand dunes?windwatericedeposition
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich way do sand dunes move?up & downto the westtoward the seain the direction of the wind
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat is it called when sand moves by jumps and bounces?sedimenterosionsaltationslip face
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhen wind creates a sand dune, the sheltered side of the dunehas no inclinehas the same incline as the windward sideis steeper than the windward sidehas a more gently sloping angle than the windward side
- 12. Multiple ChoiceLongitudinal dunes the longest kind of dunestruefalse
- 13. Multiple ChoiceAn __________ dune is constantly exposed to wind without vegetation and is in constant motion.Active DuneInactive DuneParabolic DuneTransverse dune
- 14. Multiple ChoiceAn _____________ dune is protected from wind by dense vegetation.Active DuneInactive DuneTransverse DuneBuchan Dune
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThreats to dunes include ______________.Natural events like fire and animal pathsUnnatural events like overuse, off-road vehicles, pedestrians.Loss of vegetationAll of these answers are correct
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe four main components of a beach profile in order from the closest to the beach inland are ___________.Mature dune, foredune, beach berm, back dunesforedunes, beach berm, mature dune, back dunesbeach berm, foredunes, back dunes, mature dunebeach berm, foredunes, mature dunes, back dunes
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Sand?dust particles left from the last ice ageAny rock particle having a diameter of 2 mm to 1/16 mmA mixture of medium to small rock particlesStuff you find on the beach
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