Wind Is Included Along with Gravity, Water, and Ice as an Agent

question 35

Essay

Wind is included along with gravity, water, and ice as an agent of erosion. In many national parks and other areas of natural beauty, statements are often made that credit wind as having sculpted the landscape. Briefly discuss the importance of wind as an agent of erosion and explain why such statements are probably geologically inaccurate.

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Definitions:

Media Influence

The effect that media, such as television, internet, and advertising, have on the attitudes, behaviors, and values of the people who are exposed to it.

Information

A set of data or details about a specific topic that is conveyed or represented by someone or something.

Door-In-The-Face Technique

A compliance method involving first making a large request that is likely to be refused so that a smaller request, the actual desired outcome, is then more readily accepted.

Smaller Request

A lesser or more moderate appeal or plea, often used in techniques of persuasion or negotiation.