Question 1

Isolated knobs of resistant bedrock that rise up from desert pediment surfaces are called _____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) bolsons 
B) badlands 
C) bajadas 
D) inselbergs 
E) base levels 
A) bolsons 
B) badlands 
C) bajadas 
D) inselbergs 
E) base levels

Question 2

Which list correctly orders the related features from smallest (listed first)to largest (listed last)? ​

Accepted Answer

A) plateau, mesa, butte 
B) mesa, butte, plateau 
C) butte, plateau, mesa 
D) plateau, butte, mesa 
E) butte, mesa, plateau 
A) plateau, mesa, butte 
B) mesa, butte, plateau 
C) butte, plateau, mesa 
D) plateau, butte, mesa 
E) butte, mesa, plateau

Question 3

Wind blowing fast enough or with enough turbulence over an area of loose sediment is able to pick up and remove small fragments of rock in a process called _______________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Wind blowing fast enough or with enough...

Question 4

Loess is _____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) commonly deposited on the upwind margins of deserts 
B) composed primarily of gravel-size sediment 
C) primarily transported by eolian suspension 
D) primarily transported by surface creep 
E) deposited out of solution from desert stream water 
A) commonly deposited on the upwind margins of deserts 
B) composed primarily of gravel-size sediment 
C) primarily transported by eolian suspension 
D) primarily transported by surface creep 
E) deposited out of solution from desert stream water

Question 5

The world's desert regions _____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) have always had arid climates 
B) are 99 percent covered by active sand dunes 
C) are fragile environments 
D) have no vegetation 
E) have no topographic relief 
A) have always had arid climates 
B) are 99 percent covered by active sand dunes 
C) are fragile environments 
D) have no vegetation 
E) have no topographic relief

Question 6

Most stream channels in desert regions have perennial flow. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Washes, or arroyos, are a type of _____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) stabilized sand dune 
B) playa 
C) stream channel with ephemeral flow 
D) crescent-shaped sand dune 
E) wind-eroded rock 
A) stabilized sand dune 
B) playa 
C) stream channel with ephemeral flow 
D) crescent-shaped sand dune 
E) wind-eroded rock

Question 8

The uppermost portion of an alluvial fan is called the bajada. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A rock that has been trimmed back to a smooth slope on one or more sides by sandblasting is called a(n)_______________. ​

Accepted Answer

The answer of A rock that has been trimmed back...

Question 10

Dunes that have a pyramidal shape with ridges of sand radiating out from a high center point are called _______________ dunes. ​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Dunes that have a pyramidal shape with...

Question 11

Playas _____.

Accepted Answer

A) never contain water 
B) always contain water 
C) consist of mesas and buttes 
D) flow to the sea 
E) may have surface salt deposits 
A) never contain water 
B) always contain water 
C) consist of mesas and buttes 
D) flow to the sea 
E) may have surface salt deposits

Question 12

Badlands commonly form under natural conditions in humid climates. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What happens as streamflow exits the mouth of a canyon and onto an alluvial fan? ​

Accepted Answer

A) the stream widens, but flows at the same velocity 
B) stream competence stays constant 
C) stream capacity increases 
D) the stream erodes more than it deposits 
E) the stream widens and stream velocity decreases 
A) the stream widens, but flows at the same velocity 
B) stream competence stays constant 
C) stream capacity increases 
D) the stream erodes more than it deposits 
E) the stream widens and stream velocity decreases

Question 14

Exotic streams have base levels that are at higher elevation than their headwaters. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Transverse dunes form in areas with variable wind directions. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A close-fitting mosaic of gravel-sized stones that overlies a deposit of mostly finer-grained sediments in a desert is called _____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) desert pavement 
B) a mesa 
C) a ventifact 
D) arroyo 
E) an erg 
A) desert pavement 
B) a mesa 
C) a ventifact 
D) arroyo 
E) an erg

Question 17

Salt flats occur in playas. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Landforms that are created by wind are called _______________ landforms. ​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Landforms that are created by wind are...

Question 19

Longitudinal dunes are _____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) oriented parallel to the average wind direction 
B) a type of barchan dune 
C) a type of star dune 
D) crescent-shaped dunes with arms that point upwind 
E) only formed out of ice and snow 
A) oriented parallel to the average wind direction 
B) a type of barchan dune 
C) a type of star dune 
D) crescent-shaped dunes with arms that point upwind 
E) only formed out of ice and snow

Question 20

One possible factor that produces desert pavement is _____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) playa evaporation 
B) mass wasting 
C) deflation 
D) base level changes 
E) dune stabilization 
A) playa evaporation 
B) mass wasting 
C) deflation 
D) base level changes 
E) dune stabilization

Isolated knobs of resistant bedrock that rise up from desert pediment surfaces are called _____.

Which list correctly orders the related features from smallest (listed first)to largest (listed last)?

Wind blowing fast enough or with enough turbulence over an area of loose sediment is able to pick up and remove small fragments of rock in a process called _______________.

Loess is _____.

The world's desert regions _____.

Most stream channels in desert regions have perennial flow.

Washes, or arroyos, are a type of _____.

The uppermost portion of an alluvial fan is called the bajada.

A rock that has been trimmed back to a smooth slope on one or more sides by sandblasting is called a(n)_______________.

Dunes that have a pyramidal shape with ridges of sand radiating out from a high center point are called _______________ dunes.

Playas _____.

Badlands commonly form under natural conditions in humid climates.

What happens as streamflow exits the mouth of a canyon and onto an alluvial fan?

Exotic streams have base levels that are at higher elevation than their headwaters.

Transverse dunes form in areas with variable wind directions.

A close-fitting mosaic of gravel-sized stones that overlies a deposit of mostly finer-grained sediments in a desert is called _____.

Salt flats occur in playas.

Landforms that are created by wind are called _______________ landforms.

Longitudinal dunes are _____.

One possible factor that produces desert pavement is _____.

Physical Geography: Earth Environments and Systems

Representations of Earth

Earth-Sun Relationships and Solar Energy

The Atmosphere, Temperature, and the Heat Budget

Atmospheric Pressure, Winds, and Circulation Patterns

Moisture, Condensation, and Precipitation

Air Masses and Weather Systems

Global Climates and Climate Change

Low-Latitude and Arid Climate Regions

Middle-Latitude, Polar, and Highland Climatic Regions

Biogeography

Soils and Soil Development

Earth Materials and Plate Tectonics

Tectonism and Volcanism

Weathering and Mass Wasting

Subsurface Water and Karst

Fluvial Processes and Landforms

Glacial Systems and Landforms

Coastal Processes and Landforms

Filters

Exam 18: Arid Region and Eolian Landforms

Isolated knobs of resistant bedrock that rise up from desert pediment surfaces are called _____. ​

Which list correctly orders the related features from smallest (listed first)to largest (listed last)? ​

Wind blowing fast enough or with enough turbulence over an area of loose sediment is able to pick up and remove small fragments of rock in a process called _______________.

Loess is _____. ​

The world's desert regions _____. ​

Most stream channels in desert regions have perennial flow. ​

Washes, or arroyos, are a type of _____. ​

The uppermost portion of an alluvial fan is called the bajada. ​

A rock that has been trimmed back to a smooth slope on one or more sides by sandblasting is called a(n)_______________. ​

Dunes that have a pyramidal shape with ridges of sand radiating out from a high center point are called _______________ dunes. ​

Playas _____.

Badlands commonly form under natural conditions in humid climates. ​

What happens as streamflow exits the mouth of a canyon and onto an alluvial fan? ​

Exotic streams have base levels that are at higher elevation than their headwaters. ​

Transverse dunes form in areas with variable wind directions. ​

A close-fitting mosaic of gravel-sized stones that overlies a deposit of mostly finer-grained sediments in a desert is called _____. ​

Salt flats occur in playas. ​

Landforms that are created by wind are called _______________ landforms. ​

Longitudinal dunes are _____. ​

One possible factor that produces desert pavement is _____. ​

Physical Geography: Earth Environments and Systems

Representations of Earth

Earth-Sun Relationships and Solar Energy

The Atmosphere, Temperature, and the Heat Budget

Atmospheric Pressure, Winds, and Circulation Patterns

Moisture, Condensation, and Precipitation

Air Masses and Weather Systems

Global Climates and Climate Change

Low-Latitude and Arid Climate Regions

Middle-Latitude, Polar, and Highland Climatic Regions

Biogeography

Soils and Soil Development

Earth Materials and Plate Tectonics

Tectonism and Volcanism

Weathering and Mass Wasting

Subsurface Water and Karst

Fluvial Processes and Landforms

Glacial Systems and Landforms

Coastal Processes and Landforms

Filters

Isolated knobs of resistant bedrock that rise up from desert pediment surfaces are called _____.

Which list correctly orders the related features from smallest (listed first)to largest (listed last)?

Loess is _____.

The world's desert regions _____.

Most stream channels in desert regions have perennial flow.

Washes, or arroyos, are a type of _____.

The uppermost portion of an alluvial fan is called the bajada.

A rock that has been trimmed back to a smooth slope on one or more sides by sandblasting is called a(n)_______________.

Dunes that have a pyramidal shape with ridges of sand radiating out from a high center point are called _______________ dunes.

Badlands commonly form under natural conditions in humid climates.

What happens as streamflow exits the mouth of a canyon and onto an alluvial fan?

Exotic streams have base levels that are at higher elevation than their headwaters.

Transverse dunes form in areas with variable wind directions.

A close-fitting mosaic of gravel-sized stones that overlies a deposit of mostly finer-grained sediments in a desert is called _____.

Salt flats occur in playas.

Landforms that are created by wind are called _______________ landforms.

Longitudinal dunes are _____.

One possible factor that produces desert pavement is _____.