Live Quiz Arena
🎁 1 Free Round Daily
⚡ Enter ArenaQuestion
← GeographyWhich outcome results when wind encounters topographic obstacles?
A)Loess deposit formation downwind increases✓
B)Abrasion rate of ventifacts decreases
C)Coriolis effect on dust lessens
D)Ephemeral stream discharge will increase
💡 Explanation
Loess deposits form because wind carrying sediment slows upon encountering topography, resulting in deposition via gravitational settling; therefore, loess deposits increase, rather than decreased abrasion because the sand will impact against the topographic object.
🏆 Up to £1,000 monthly prize pool
Ready for the live challenge? Join the next global round now.
*Terms apply. Skill-based competition.
Related Questions
Browse Geography →- Which mechanism increases risks associated with lava dome destabilization?
- Which consequence results following intense regional episodes of deflation?
- Which cave formation process stops completely during droughts?
- Which outcome occurs within karst systems dominated by limestone when increased rainwater acidity accelerates mineral decomposition?
- Which outcome occurs when heavy rainfall saturates tropical laterite soil?
- Which outcome occurs when insolation variance reduces subtropical Hadley cell strength?