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What is the definition a sand dune?

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Updated: 8/20/2019

A loose pile of wind-blown sand.

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What is a definition of a mound of sand piled up by and usually occur along seashores and in some deserts?

A sand dune


What is the top of a sand dune called?

the top of a sand dune is called the crest of the dune.


What is a sand hill in the desert called?

A hill of sand in a desert is normally referred to as a dune


Is sand dune a climate?

A sand dune is a landform, not a climate.


What is a sand dune in a quick description?

A sand dune is a pile of wind-blown sand.


Could a sand dune be the result of deposition?

A sand dune is the deposition of windblown sand.


What is a dead sand dune?

A sand dune that got blown away


Is a sand dune destructive or constructive?

A sand dune is a Constructive force.


What is the definition of dune?

A sand dune is a very large accumulation of loose sand, often forming "wave" shapes. High winds carry sand for long distances and pile it up. (A similar process occurs with blowing snow that forms drifts in blizzards.)


What is a mound of sand piled up by the wind?

A Sand Dune, more specifically a "Seif Dune" or a "Barchan Dune".


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 a transverse sand dune?

It is a sand dune that is formed at right-angle to the prevailing wind.

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