Sand represents the eroded rock of the continents.
Sand comes from rocks, mountains and hills in the desert that are eroded by wind and water.
A sand dune is a hill created naturally made up of eroded rock. Dunes are common to desert areas and beaches.
Sand is finely divided and/ or crushed rock, so its appearance on the beach comes from crushed or naturally eroded rock in the ocean. Deserts are usually arid, windy areas where large rocks may be been before being eroded by natural elements into the sand present today.
Sand represents the eroded rock of the continents.
Sand, sand, and desert sand
The grain of sand becomes a sedimentary rock when it gets erosion and is deposited on the bottom of a body of water. Then the eroded sand builds up and becomes a sedimentary rock if there is enough eroded sand.
Sand is formed from particles of weathered and eroded rock and minerals.
A hill of sand in a desert is normally referred to as a dune
The Arabian Desert is the largest sand desert.
Beach sand is definitely different from desert sand. Beach sand is made up of many different particles not found in desert sand.
The largest sand desert is the Arabian Desert in Asia.