Which type of wind can transport large sediment particles high-speed wind or low speed wind?

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Fletcher Gillespie

Geography

27 April, 03:06

Which type of wind can transport large sediment particles high-speed wind or low speed wind?

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Mason Stephenson · Answer 1

High-speed wind

Explanation:

The wind is an important erosional agent that commonly occurs in the arid type of region, where the moisture content is low, the air is dry and lack of vegetation covered areas. This results in the loss of fertility of the soil and deflation takes place.

The wind that has a speed of 50 km/hr or more than that is commonly considered to be the high-speed wind. The wave height in this condition is about 4-5 meters. As this wind blows, it carries the larger sediment particles and transports them to some other places.

Thus, wind is an important erosional agent.