Slide 17 Chapter 7 Glaciers, Desert, and Wind Slide 2 Types of Glaciers A glacier is a thick ice mass that forms above the snowline over hundreds or thousands of years. 7.1…

1.   2. A.Characteristics Rainfall less than25 cm(10 inches) per year Sparse, widely spaced, mostly low and vegetation Cover30 %of the Earth’s surface and are situated…

1. Deserts & Winds 2. “We don’t survive the desert,we live here” - Pima Indian 3. Deserts & winds1) Deserts: where & whyEarth’s dry regions: 30% of all…

1. Wind Processes and Desert Landscapes 2. Overview Eolian (Aeolian) processes Erosion deflation and abrasion Transport saltation and surface creep Deposition sand dunes…

Slide 1Chapter 16 Test Review Place these notes in your Meteorology Notebook. Slide 2 Strong steady winds blowing over dry topsoil are conditions most likely to cause a dust…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Slide 3 Slide 4 Eolian Landforms Slide 5 Wind An agent of erosion –“eolian” refers to wind 2 types of eolian erosion: –abrasion: sandblasting YARDANG…

Slide 1 Ch 13: Deserts & Winds Today: Slide 2 “We don’t survive the desert, we live here” we live here” - Pima Indian - Pima Indian “We don’t survive the…

Extreme Environments What are hot deserts like? Physical features Barchan Dunes Hot Deserts Cross section There are lots of different types of Sand Dune. They will differ…

Sand Dunes: Heap and mound of sand found in the desert area is called as sand dunes. These sand dunes move slowly towards the direction of the wind. There are two types of…

Slide 1 Glaciers & Deserts Long quiz Slide 2 1.What do we call this cracks? 2.What do we call the zone where these cracks are found? 3.Describe in 1 word/phrase the zone…