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    Wind erosion occurs through deflation and abrasion. Deflation erosion occurs as wind erodes loose sediments like silt and sand. Abrasion erosion happens when windblown sediments scrape and wear away rock surfaces. Loess and dunes form through deposition by wind. Loess consists of fine-grained sediments deposited by wind, forming fertile soils. Dunes are mounds of sediments drifted by wind, which are typically asymmetrical with a gentle slope facing the wind and a steeper slope on the leeward side.

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    Wind erosion occurs through deflation and abrasion. Deflation erosion occurs as wind erodes loose sediments like silt and sand. Abrasion erosion happens when windblown sediments scrape and wear away rock surfaces. Loess and dunes form through deposition by wind. Loess consists of fine-grained sediments deposited by wind, forming fertile soils. Dunes are mounds of sediments drifted by wind, which are typically asymmetrical with a gentle slope facing the wind and a steeper slope on the leeward side.

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    Wind erosion occurs through deflation and abrasion. Deflation erosion occurs as wind erodes loose sediments like silt and sand. Abrasion erosion happens when windblown sediments scrape and wear away rock surfaces. Loess and dunes form through deposition by wind. Loess consists of fine-grained sediments deposited by wind, forming fertile soils. Dunes are mounds of sediments drifted by wind, which are typically asymmetrical with a gentle slope facing the wind and a steeper slope on the leeward side.

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    Wind erosion occurs through deflation and abrasion. Deflation erosion occurs as wind erodes loose sediments like silt and sand. Abrasion erosion happens when windblown sediments scrape and wear away rock surfaces. Loess and dunes form through deposition by wind. Loess consists of fine-grained sediments deposited by wind, forming fertile soils. Dunes are mounds of sediments drifted by wind, which are typically asymmetrical with a gentle slope facing the wind and a steeper slope on the leeward side.

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    Wind Erosion

    Explain how wind causes deflation


    and abrasion.
    Distinguish how loess and dunes
    form.

    Wind Erosion
    Different types of erosion.

    Wind Erosion
    Question: How would wind and other
    types of erosion be different?
    Air usually cannot pick up heavy
    sediments.
    Wind carries sediments over large
    areas.
    Wind can place dust high into the
    atmosphere and thousands of miles
    away.

    Wind Erosion
    Deflation erosion: Wind erodes loose
    sediment, such as silt and sand.

    Wind Erosion
    Abrasion Erosion: When
    windblown sediment strikes rock, the
    surface of the rock gets scraped and
    worn away.

    Wind Erosion
    Question: What process do we
    use that is similar to wind
    abrasion?
    Sandblasting: Machines that use sand
    and water under high pressure to
    clean dirt from stone, concrete, or
    brick.

    Sandblasting

    Wind Erosion
    Sand storms: Most sand storms occur

    in deserts.
    Wind blown sand grains form a low
    cloud.

    Reducing Wind Erosion


    Question: What is the best way to
    slow or stop wind erosion?

    Plant vegetation.

    Reducing Wind Erosion


    Reduce wind erosion by planting

    wind breaks.

    Reducing Wind Erosion


    Windbreaks: As the wind hits the
    trees, its energy of motion is reduced.
    It is no longer able to lift particles.

    Reducing Wind Erosion


    Roots: Especially along sea coast
    and deserts. Plants with fibrous root
    systems help stop wind erosion.

    Deposition by Wind
    Question: What happens to
    sediments that are blown away by
    wind?

    These sediments are


    eventually deposited.

    Deposition by Wind

    Deposition by Wind
    Loess: Fine-grained sediments
    deposited by wind.
    Many farmlands in the midwest have
    fertile soil that developed from loess.

    Deposition by Wind
    Dune: A mound of sediment
    drifted by the wind.
    Air drops sediment when its energy
    decreases. Sediment starts to build up behind
    the object.

    Deposition by Wind
    Moving dunes: A sand dune has two
    sides.
    The side facing the wind has a gentler slope.
    The side away from the wind is steeper.

    Deposition by Wind
    Moving dunes: Unless dunes are
    planted with grasses, most dunes will
    move away from the direction of the
    wind.
    Some dunes are known as traveling
    dunes because they move rapidly
    across desert areas.

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