Tasa Graphic Arts, Inc.
1210B Salazar Road - Taos, NM USA 87571
Phone: (800) 293-2725 or (575) 758-5535 - Fax: (575) 758-5536
E-mail: info@tasagraphicarts.com
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Tasa Graphic Arts, Inc. 1210B Salazar Road - Taos, NM USA 87571 Phone: (800) 293-2725 or (575) 758-5535 - Fax: (575) 758-5536 E-mail: info@tasagraphicarts.com |
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Earth's Dynamic Surface
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| 1) |
What are eolian
processes? |
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| 2) | Inclined layers within the sandstone
are termed? |
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| 3) | Describe how wind entrains sediment. ___________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 4) |
Which medium, air or water,
sorts sediments? |
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| 5) | Which medium, air or water,
settles quicker? |
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| 6) | What are ventifacts? ___________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 7) | What shape do ventifacts commonly
form? ___________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 8) | Gentle slope of a dune is termed? ___________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 9) | Steep slope of a dune is termed? ___________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 10) | Cross-beds are records of which
slope face? ___________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 11) | What factors influence differences
in sand dunes? ___________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 12) | Multi-directional wind patterns
form what type of dunes? ___________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 13) | Stable winds with abundant sediments
equal what dune type? ___________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 14) | How are barchans different from
transverse? ___________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 15) | How can we tell wind direction in
a barchan environment? ___________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 16) | What is a feature of a parabolic
dune? ___________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 17) | What are blowouts? ___________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 18) | How are linear dunes formed? ___________________________________________________________________________________ |
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