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Gussie Gutkowski
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A rounded hill of sand heaped up by the action of the wind?
small hill of sand caused by the action of wind
What is mound of sand piled up by the wind?
A mound of sand formed by wind blowing and moving the sand is called a sand drift. Sand drifts are common along the sea and the desert.
What is a sand dune in a quick description?
A sand dune is a pile of wind-blown sand.
How do sand dune form why is one side of a dune different than the other side?
The wind deposits large loose amounts of sand to create sand dunes. The wind pushes sand up one side. That sand will move over the edge of the dune's top. The sand will pile up up until gravity pulls it down and this creates a steeper slope than the one that faces the wind.
What is a hill of sand formed by wind?
That would be sand dunes
When wind creates a sand dune the sheltered side of the sand dune is what?
The side downwind of the prevailing wind direction.
What direction influences the shape and size of a sand dune?
The wind influences the shape and size of a sand dune.
What is a transverse sand dune?
It is a sand dune that is formed at right-angle to the prevailing wind.
What is a mound of sand piled up by the wind?
A Sand Dune, more specifically a "Seif Dune" or a "Barchan Dune".
What does wind transportation of sand create?
A sand dune.
A deposit of wind-blown sand is a?
Sand dune.
What is a mound of sand that was deposited by wind?
A sand dune.
