How do sand dunes migrate?


Active dunes travel, or migrate, when wind-eroded sand from their upwind (windward) slope moves by saltation and surface creep over the dune crest and onto the steep leeward (downwind) slope, which is the slip face.

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Glaciers erode by the processes of ____

a. ablation and abrasion b. plucking and hydraulic action c. deflation and saltation d. plucking and abrasion

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Salinization is likely to occur

A) in areas characterized by coniferous forests. B) in the tropics. C) in areas of high potential evapotranspiration. D) in humid climate regions.

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Autocatalysts are a special class of catalysts that promote reactions that create more _________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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In general, the higher the trophic level in an ecosystem, the lower the biomass present

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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