Unidirectional winds with a limited sand supply tend to produce:

a. transverse dunes
b. barchan dunes
c. star dunes
d. parabolic dunes


b

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

You might also like to view...

A drought defined based on the supply and demand of water resources is a(n)

A) meteorological drought. B) agricultural drought. C) hydrological drought D) socioeconomic drought.

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

Write an essay on acid rain in which you discuss its sources, its effects, and the efforts that have been made to reduce the amount of pollutants that cause it

What will be an ideal response?

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

The maximum angle at which soil, sediment, and rock will remain without moving downslope (e.g., a stable slope) is the

A) the speed of the particles. B) orogeny. C) mass movement gradient. D) angle of repose. E) height of the slope.

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

Which of the following describes an example of living sustainably?

A. A city lives at its biocapacity and consumes natural capital without replenishment. B. A city lives off of its natural income and preserves and replenishes natural capital. C. A city relies heavily on fossil fuels. D. A city has a substantial recycling program even though it generates far more waste than it recycles. E. A city uses natural capital and renewable resources with a rapidly growing ecological footprint.

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences