Podcast
Questions and Answers
What are yardangs?
What are yardangs?
- Streamlined aeolian landforms (correct)
- Coastal and oceanic landforms
- Cryogenic landforms
- Erosion landforms
What process is associated with fluvial landforms?
What process is associated with fluvial landforms?
- Cryogenic processes
- Coastal processes
- Erosion and weathering (correct)
- Aeolian processes
What type of landform is a ventifact?
What type of landform is a ventifact?
- Streamlined aeolian landform
- Dry lake
- Type of ecological community
- Rock eroded by wind-driven sand or ice crystals (correct)
Where do erosion landforms usually occur?
Where do erosion landforms usually occur?
What characterizes a dry lake?
What characterizes a dry lake?
Flashcards
What are yardangs?
What are yardangs?
Streamlined landforms shaped by wind erosion.
Fluvial landform process
Fluvial landform process
The wearing away and breaking down of rocks and soil by water.
What is a ventifact?
What is a ventifact?
A rock sculpted by wind-blown sand or ice crystals.
Where erosion landforms occur
Where erosion landforms occur
Signup and view all the flashcards
What is a dry lake?
What is a dry lake?
Signup and view all the flashcards
Study Notes
Landforms and Processes
- Yardangs are elongated, narrow ridges of sandstone or other rocks that have been eroded by wind.
- Fluvial landforms are associated with the process of erosion and deposition by water, such as rivers and streams.
- Ventifacts are a type of landform that has been shaped by the abrasive action of wind-borne sand and dust.
- Erosion landforms, such as canyons and gorges, usually occur in areas where a river or stream flows rapidly downhill, resulting in erosive action.
- A dry lake, also known as a playa, is characterized by a flat, dry basin or depression that was formerly a lake bed, often with a layer of salt, alkali, or other minerals on its surface.
Studying That Suits You
Use AI to generate personalized quizzes and flashcards to suit your learning preferences.
Description
Test your knowledge of landforms by taking this quiz on landforms organized by process. Learn about aeolian landforms and their formation by the action of winds, including dry lakes and other fascinating features shaped by wind erosion and deposition.
