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Q: Is it erosion when wind blows sand from one place to another?
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What is Wind Erosicon?

Wind erosion is the deposit of sand, dust, or soil into another place.


How does water and wind act as an agent of erosion in the desert?

It blows the sand aroud. Or the water can wash it away. Such as a sand storm.


How does wind make erosion?

it blows stuff away like sand and light stuff like that


How do wind erosion effect soil?

Wind Erosion effects the soil really really bad it blows away plants and can damage the sand,


What are the causes of erosion in desert?

I'm pretty sure its the wind that blows the sand which causes it to rub and erode.


How are sand dunes affected by weathering erosion and deposition?

The wind is a part of weathering, and the wind blows the sand dunes' top layers of sand around every day.


How does wind cause erosion?

The wind picks up tiny particles of sand and dirt and blows it into whatever it is eroding. That's why sometimes you see things that are only eroded to a certain height, because the wind can't lift the particles that high. Wind causes erosion by picking up small bits of gravel,sand, and small rocks and blows them onto a surface. Five agents of erosion are glaciers, moving water, water, wind and waves. Well, wind causes erosion by blowing sand, dirt, water on beaches, etc. When the wind blows on ( for example) sand, it pushes it, perhaps, downhill, and the sand is eroded away.


Why is wind effective in causing erosion deserts?

Because wind can only carry small particles of sediment, it is effective in carrying the sand particles which may be found in deserts. Erosion is defined as the movement of material from one place to another place. As evidenced by sand dunes and sand storms, wind is an effective agent of erosion in the movement of small particles.


What is it called when wind blows sand and silt against exposed rock eventually wearing the rock surface?

Erosion?


What is it called when wind blows sand and silt against exposed rock eventually wearing away the rock's surface?

Erosion?


Why is wind effective in causing in deserts?

Because wind can only carry small particles of sediment, it is effective in carrying the sand particles which may be found in deserts. Erosion is defined as the movement of material from one place to another place. As evidenced by sand dunes and sand storms, wind is an effective agent of erosion in the movement of small particles.


What are the process's of erosion?

the wind can blow sand and dirt in to a differant place l l \/