7. What animal... has a large fat hump, large water supply, large padded feet, hard mouth meaning it can eat cactus
Kangaroo Rat
Fennec Fox
Camel
Jack Rabbit
8. What type of plant is this... Long roots, grows by salt pans
Phreatophytes (Mesquite)
Ephemerals (Verbena)
Halophytes (Prickle Weed)
Succulents (Cacti)
Xerophytes (Creosote Bush)
9. What type of plant is this... Swollen stems, small Leafs, thick cuticles, sunken stomata
Xerophytes (Creosote Bush)
Phreatophytes (Mesquite)
Ephemerals (Verbena)
Succulents (Cacti)
Halophytes (Prickle Weed)
10. What is Abrasion
Wind blown particles crashing into the rock
Material rubbing together causing wearing away.
the entrainment and removal of loose material by the wind
11. what is surface creep
sand bouncing along the surface of the ground
material rolling along the ground
fine dust carried by the wind
12. what animal... cools exhale in nasal passage, gets its water from food and licks fur to keep cool
Jack Rabbit
Camel
Kangaroo Rat
Fennec Fox
13. What is this... high temperatures cause for the rocks to expand during the day and low temperature in the evening cause it to shrink meaning layers peal off.
salt crystal weathering
Isolation (onion skin weathering)
freeze thaw
wetting and drying
14. what is this... Water or liquid gets into cracks in the rock when the temperature decreases the water freezes and expands by around 10% this process is repeated and the rock begins to crack
Freeze Thaw
Isolation
Salt Weathering
Wetting and Drying
15. What type of plant is this... stores water, closed stomata during the day, spikes for protection
Succulents (Cacti)
Halophytes (Prickle Weed)
Xerophytes (Creosote Bush)
Ephemerals (Verbena)
Phreatophytes (Mesquite)
16. What type of plant is this... Remain as seeds, only germinate during rain, small shallow roots.
Phreatophytes (Mesquite)
Ephemerals (Verbena)
Halophytes (Prickle Weed)
Succulents (Cacti)
Xerophytes (Creosote Bush)
17. what is suspension
fine dust carried by the wind.
sand moving in a series of hops
material rolling along the ground
18. What is this... repeated change in the temperature and weathering can cause for break down to occur
Freeze Thaw
Isolation
Wetting and drying
Salt Crystal Weathering
19. What is this... high temperatures cause for all moisture to be drawn out of the rock including salt, this dries out and crystals form causing crack to form and the rock begins to disintegrate
