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Sand dunes do blow away it is just that more sand is blown on to it faster then it is blown off.

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the roots of the plans keep it grounded.

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Q: Why doesn't sand blow away in desert?
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How are sane dunes created?

When the high strong wind blow in desert it take away lots of sand with it and collect it in some other place by which sand dunes formed.


In a dessert soil containing a mixture of sand and small rocks is exposed to wind erosion.?

The wind will blow the sand away from the desert soil, leaving the small rocks to create a gravelly surface.


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In a dessert soil containing a mixture of sand and small rocks is exposed to wind erosion. overtime how would the land surface change?

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Why do sand dunes in the Sahara desert cause a problem?

Too many people walking in the dunes, will trample and destroy the Marram Grass and Lyme Grass that binds the sand dunes together. Once destroyed, the wind can blow off the sand to form hollows known as 'blow-outs' and blow the sand inland.


How does water and wind act as an agent of erosion in the desert?

It blows the sand aroud. Or the water can wash it away. Such as a sand storm.


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Sand, sand, and desert sand


How fast do sand dunes move?

Dunes are hills or small mountains made of sand and normally form in the desert. They can move because the wind may blow the sand from one point to another.


What is a sand hill in the desert called?

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Where is the Earth's largest sand desert?

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