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1.The presence of steep mountains and alluvial fans (no bajadas) would indicate

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Question

1.The presence of steep mountains and alluvial fans (no bajadas) would indicate the Basin-and-Range Province is in which stage?
2.Southwestern New Mexico has lower mountains that are further apart with broad, flat, wide areas in between the mountains. In which stage of evolution is this area?
3.The name of a dried up lake, with salt deposits occupying the area is known as a(n)?
4.The west side of Death Valley has coalescing alluvial fans. This feature is known as a(n)?
5.Aeolian (wind-driven) sand that tends to skip across the ground is known as _______.
6.Aeolian (wind-driven) silt that is deposited is known as _______
7.Wind can erode rock through two processes; is?
8.A feature commonly seen in the sandstone of Zion National Park is/are _________________ where layers of sand are deposited at different angles from the layer above or below it.
9.All deserts are hot and Sandy. True or false.
10.Look online to find a picture of Ayers Rock in Australia (also known as "Uluru"). Which landform is Ayers Rock? 1.The presence of steep mountains and alluvial fans (no bajadas) would indicate the Basin-and-Range Province is in which stage?
2.Southwestern New Mexico has lower mountains that are further apart with broad, flat, wide areas in between the mountains. In which stage of evolution is this area?
3.The name of a dried up lake, with salt deposits occupying the area is known as a(n)?
4.The west side of Death Valley has coalescing alluvial fans. This feature is known as a(n)?
5.Aeolian (wind-driven) sand that tends to skip across the ground is known as _______.
6.Aeolian (wind-driven) silt that is deposited is known as _______
7.Wind can erode rock through two processes; is?
8.A feature commonly seen in the sandstone of Zion National Park is/are _________________ where layers of sand are deposited at different angles from the layer above or below it.
9.All deserts are hot and Sandy. True or false.
10.Look online to find a picture of Ayers Rock in Australia (also known as "Uluru"). Which landform is Ayers Rock? 1.The presence of steep mountains and alluvial fans (no bajadas) would indicate the Basin-and-Range Province is in which stage?
2.Southwestern New Mexico has lower mountains that are further apart with broad, flat, wide areas in between the mountains. In which stage of evolution is this area?
3.The name of a dried up lake, with salt deposits occupying the area is known as a(n)?
4.The west side of Death Valley has coalescing alluvial fans. This feature is known as a(n)?
5.Aeolian (wind-driven) sand that tends to skip across the ground is known as _______.
6.Aeolian (wind-driven) silt that is deposited is known as _______
7.Wind can erode rock through two processes; is?
8.A feature commonly seen in the sandstone of Zion National Park is/are _________________ where layers of sand are deposited at different angles from the layer above or below it.
9.All deserts are hot and Sandy. True or false.
10.Look online to find a picture of Ayers Rock in Australia (also known as "Uluru"). Which landform is Ayers Rock?

Explanation / Answer

1. The presence of steep mountains and alluvial fans indicates that the Basin and Range province is in the second stage of mountain evolution i.e. the steady state where the rates of uplifts and erosion are equal.

2. Southwestern New Mexico has lower mountains that are further apart with broad, flat, wide areas in between the mountains.This area is in the erosional stage when the relief of the mountains declines.

3. The name of a dried up lake, with salt deposits occupying the area, is known as a playa.

4. The west side of Death Valley has coalescing alluvial fans. This feature is known as a bajada.

5. Aeolian (wind-driven) sand that tends to skip across the ground is known as sand dune.

6. .Aeolian (wind-driven) silt that is deposited is known as loess.

7. Wind can erode rock through two processes: Abrasion when air-borne sand hits the rock surface, and Deflation when the unconsolidated sediments are removed.

8. .A feature commonly seen in the sandstone of Zion National Park is/are cross-bedding where layers of sand are deposited at different angles from the layer above or below it.

9. All deserts are not hot and sandy. Deserts are characterized by a loss of vegetation and the climate can be cold.

10. Ayers Rock in Australia is an inselberg, as it is an isolated mountain formed as the rock surrounding it eroded over time and the Uluru itself resisted the erosion.