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6. Which of the following features is only found in late-stage deserts and are r

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Question

6. Which of the following features is only found in late-stage deserts and are remnants of mountains projecting above a basin that has been filled with eroded sediment?

Alluvial fan

Bajada

Playa

Inselberg

7.

How does the wind transport sand-sized sediment grains?

Dissolution

Suspension

Saltation

Sublimation

8. Which desert feature consists of a thin layer of pebbles and cobbles with silt and sand underneath?

Desert varnish

Desert pavement

Blowout

Yardang

9.

A(n) ________ is formed by abrasion, pitting, etching and/or grooving of rocks by wind-blown sand.

rock varnish

playa lake

desert pavement          

ventifact

10.Which type of sand dune is common in coastal regions with abundant sand and partial vegetative cover, and whose tips point into the wind?

Transverse

Longitudinal

Star

Parabolic

Alluvial fan

Bajada

Playa

Inselberg

Explanation / Answer

6)inselberg

7)saltation

8)Desert pavement

9)ventifact

10)parabolic