Wind Erosion and Deposition

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What helps prevent wind erosion?

the grinding and wearing down of rock surfaces by other rock or sand particles

fine-grained sediment deposited by wind

mounds of sand deposited by win

A depression scooped out by the wind in the landscape of a desert is called a(n)

A depression scooped out by the wind in the landscape of a desert is called a (n)

Dunes usually move in the direction of

In the process of saltation, what causes the sand-sized particles to bounce?