High concentrations give a striking whitish surface to ___. a. Salinas b. wadis

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High concentrations give a striking whitish surface to ___. a. Salinas b. wadis c. alcove arches d. pedestals e. mesas Aeolian processes refer to those involving ___. a. running water b. ice c. wind d. groundwater e. chemical weathering Which of the following is NOT associated with the work of the wind? a. sandblasting b. solution c. deflation d. traction e. saltation Which of the following arid landscape landforms is the smallest in area (size a. plateau b. butte c. mesa d. basalt flow e. pillar Which of the following is NOT a type of desert landform? a. reg b. erg c. mesa d. badland e. uvala Which of the following does NOT belong on the list? a. abrasion b. deflation c. blowout d. reg e. dune

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52. a) salinas

Justification:

Earth Science defines salinas as: "a salt marsh, lake, or spring. C17: from Spanish, from Medieval Latin: salt pit, from Late Latin salnussaline. It is a body of water, such as a salt marsh, spring, pond, or lake, having a high saline content."

53. c) wind

Justification:

Aeolian sediments are wind deposited materials that consist primarily of sand or silt-sized particles. These materials tend to be extremely well sorted and free of coarse fragments. Some rounding and frosting of mineral grains is detectable."

54. b) solution

Justification:

"A solution is a liquid mixture in which the minor component (the solute) is uniformly distributed within the major component (the solvent)."

55. b) butte

Justification:

A butte is defined as an isolated hill with steep, often vertical sides and a small, relatively flat top; buttes are smaller than mesas, plateaus, and table landforms.

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