When dirt and dust are transferred due to wind erosion and weathering, this is called?

• A. Sediment Transfer
• B. Deposition
• C. Weathering
• D. Building dams

Answer: (A)

Moving dirt and dust by wind is sediment transfer, the act of transporting sediment from one location to another as part of the erosion process. Weathering breaks down rocks in place, not moving them. Deposition is when transported sediment settles out and remains in a new location. Building dams is unrelated to the natural movement of sediment. So the term that best fits the idea of dirt and dust being carried by wind is sediment transfer.