What are ventifacts? How are multiple facets formed on ventifacts? Where are they found What will be an ideal response?


Venitfacts are stones with polished, pitted, grooved, or faceted surfaces caused by wind abrasion. If the
wind blows from different directions, the ventifacts will have multiple facets. Ventifacts are most
common in deserts, but they can also form on beaches or outwash plains if there are saltating sand
grains.

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Soil undergoes chemical deterioration when its ____________________ are depleted causing its productivity to decrease

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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An inversion represents an extremely stable atmosphere because ____

A) air becomes cooler with height B) surface air becomes warmer than air aloft C) inversions act as a lid on vertical air motion D) inversions allow air pollutants to escape freely from surface air

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Hurricanes derive their energy from the laten heat of

A) vaporization. B) deposition. C) condensation. D) sublimation. E) fusion.

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