The dunes that form where wind erosion attacks a barren area in a largely vegetated landscape are called

A) transverse dunes.
B) barchan dunes.
C) parabolic dunes.
D) star dunes.


Answer: C

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

You might also like to view...

Which of the following is most likely to occur at shallow crustal levels?

A) Ductile behavior B) Brittle deformation C) Growth of new minerals D) Recrystallization of minerals E) Metamorphism

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

Bangladesh has expanded its farmland by

A. irrigating deserts B. filling in its seacoast C. occupying and diking newly deposited alluvium in the delta D. demolishing urban buildings

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

A diurnal tidal pattern is easily explained by the natural tendency for water to rock at a specific frequency when in an enclosed basin

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

The apparent deflection of the Coriolis force is to the left in the northern hemisphere and to the right in the southern hemisphere.

a. true b. false

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences