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hubes95

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What are the two reasons that you can observe that vegetation diminishes the geologic effectiveness of wind?
 
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Question 2

If the following sand grain minerals were mixed together, which one would get deposited on a beach most often because of its density?
 
  A) basalt
  B) calcite
  C) quartz
  D) feldspar


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Reply #1 on: Jul 16, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: Plant roots bind surface particles together so that they cannot be picked up by the wind. Plants rise above the land surface and absorb and deflect the force of the wind so that surface particles are sheltered from potential wind erosion.

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Answer: A


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