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What is the name of a desert covered with blocks of stones and rocks?
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∙ 9y ago
A stony desert is called a 'Reg' desert.
A sandy desert is called an 'Erg' desert.
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What's wrong with desert covered with blocks of stones and rocks?
Nothing is wrong as there are rocky deserts. It is a normal occurrence. Not all deserts are covered in sand.
How much of the Sahara Desert is covered by rocks?
5/8th
What are 5 uses for igneous rocks?
Jewelry made with precious and semiprecious stones are some uses of igneous rocks. Granite is often cut into blocks to use as building blocks, or countertops.
How many rocks in the great pyramid?
well if by rocks, you mean the stones used to build it..... there are 2.3 million blocks and each of the blocks weigh from 2 1/2 - 15 tons!!!
What are some nonliving things in a desert?
Abiotic factors (nonliving factors) of the desert include soil, sand, gravel, rocks, water, air and light.Some abiotic (non-living) things in a desert are sand, rocks, stones, little rain and wind.
What is meant by a rocky desert?
Rocky deserts have a ground cover primarily of rocks and stones rather than sand or soil.
What is Atacama Desert is covered with?
The ground cover of the Atacama depends upon which area of the desert you visit. Some areas are covered with sand, some with sand and/or pebbles or rocks, some are covered with ancient lava flows, some areas are covered with salt in dry ancient lake beds.
How much does a diamond block cost?
Gem-quality diamonds are not sold in blocks. Industrial diamonds are not sold in blocks. Diamonds -- the mineral -- are stones, rocks and the largest ever found fit into a grown man's palm.
How is desert pavement is formed?
It is formed by the geological process called deflation. Wind removes much of the soil and sand in an area of desert leaving behind a ground surface covered with rocks and gravel.
What are some biotic and abiotic factors in the desert?
Some abiotic factors in a desert would be sand, rocks, water, stones and climate. Some biotic factors would include cacti, bushes, snakes, rodents and bugs.
What groups of rocks can sedimentary rocks be formed from?
lime stones?
What happened to the rocks in the White Desert in Egypt?
what is happing to the rocks in the white desert in Egypt
