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When wind creates a sand dune the sheltered side of the dune does what?
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is more steeply sloped than the windward side
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What is the shorter steep side of a sand dune called?
The side of a sand dune facing the ocean is called leeward.
Slip face of a sand dune?
role in formation of sand dunes (in sand dune: Formation and growth of dunes)...sand brought up the windward slope. When this depositional slope is steepened to the angle of repose of dry sand (about 32°), this angle is maintained and the added sand slips down the slope or slip face. When this happens, the dune form is in equilibrium, and the dune moves forward as a whole, sand being eroded from the windward side and deposited on the lee.
What Part of a sand dune is characterized by a pronounced slope?
The upwind direction of a sand dune has a gentle slope. A steep slope is on the downwind side. The pronounced slope of a sand dune is called a slip face. Sand erodes from the wind off the slip face. To learn more about sand dunes, visit http://www.tulane.edu/~sanelson/geol111/deserts.htm.
What part of a sand dune faces away from the wind?
The leeward or downwind side is known as the slipface.slipface
What word is used to describe the side of a mountain that faces the prevailing winds?
The windward side. Windward, the direction from which the wind is blowing; facing the wind. as opposed t leeward which is aka wind shadow, where air is not able to move material and allows it to accumulate and build up, think sand dune.
When wind creates a sand dune the sheltered side of the sand dune is what?
The side downwind of the prevailing wind direction.
When wind creates a sand dune the sheltered side of the dune .?
is more steeply sloped than the windward side answerd by westley robinson
When wind crates sand dune the sheltered side of the dune?
Is more steeply sloped than the windward side.
What is the shorter steep side of a sand dune called?
The side of a sand dune facing the ocean is called leeward.
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.
Sand dune migration occurs when sand is blown over the top of the dune from the?
windward side.
How do sand dunes form Why is one side of a dune different than the other one?
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.
If the steep face of a sand dune is on the southeast side of the dune then the prevailing wind in the area is from the?
Southeast
If the steep face of a sand dune is on the southeast side of a dune then the prevailing wind in this area is from the .?
Southeast
If the steep face of a sand dune is on the southeast side of a dune then the prevailing wind in this area is from the?
Southeast
This part of a sand dune faces the wind.?
windward side
Why is one side of a sand dune is different from the other side?
In general, most dunes have a windward side and a leeward side. The windward side is the side on which wind strikes the dune, leeward is the opposite side. The force of the wind will affect the sand on the windward side differently from the leeward side.
