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Why is there sand in a desert?

Updated: 8/9/2023
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14y ago

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Because of a lack of vegetation root systems to hold material in place, and windblown abrasive particles without barriers except for occasional rock formations, the rock is eroded into deposits of sand sized grains. Wind erosion is the main culprit.

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15y ago

Because sand is non-living. Abiotic= non-living.

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12y ago

it has to be there because if it were grass, it would dry up and die, making it no use to the ecosystem.

sand is native to deserts.

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It is indeed, abiotic

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sand is an abiotic factor

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abiotic

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