Question

Picking up sediment and moving it to another area is called

Answer 1

Answer: c. deflation

Explanation:

Deflation can be defined as the erosion by wind in which the loose materials from typically flat, dry, uncemented areas are taken away or translocated by the winds to other locations. This phenomena can be seen in dry lake beds, glacial plains, deserts and floodplains.

Therefore, Picking up sediment and moving it to another area is called deflation.

Answer 2

Answer:

Option (B)

Explanation:

Deflation is defined as an erosional process where the wind is the agent that picks up sediments from one particular place and are transported and deposited in a different place. This mostly carries fine-grained, loose materials such as silt and clay, up to about hundreds of kilometers, which are deposited in a different place, forming loess deposits. This deflation process generally takes place in areas such as desert, dry lake beds, floodplains, as well as glacial outwash plains.

Thus, the correct answer is option (B).