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Sand Dunes

Sand dunes are hills of sand formed by the movements of either wind or water. Dunes play an important role in protecting land against heavy waves from the sea, and occur both in coastal and dry areas.

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Why are sand dunes disappearing?

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If sand dunes disappear, then that means there isn't enough water to push the dunes up. The water is melting away because of GLOBAL WARMING. Search Global Warming for more results.

What prosses builds up sand dunes?

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Sand dunes are built by wind or water

How fast do sand dunes move?

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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.

When wind crates sand dune the sheltered side of the dune?

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Is more steeply sloped than the windward side.

What makes sand dunes and moraines similar?

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Sand dunes are formed by the action of running water while moraines are formed by the action of moving ice.

Which direction do the dunes move?

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Sand dunes move down wind. A simple example: if the prevailing wind is from the west, the dunes will mainly move towards the east.

What do sand dunes protect?

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What causes a sand dunes to form?

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When the wind blows, it also blows forth tiny bits of sand. When the wind becomes calmer, the sand drops. This is called Erosion (by wind). When the winds get stronger again, the sand could be blown away again. It also keeps laying down if there is also a plant with ground-keeping roots.

The Dutch guys thank their lives on these things, it has kept them from starvation for like 100,000 ( hundred-thousand) years.

Do dunes stay the same over Time?

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Sand dunes are continuously changing due to wind moving the sand around. The appearance of an area covered with sand dunes might remain similar for very long periods of time but the details can well have changed considerably.

How do people use sand dunes?

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Sand dunes on the beach are important and used for protecting the land against potential ravages by storm waves from the sea. The largest complex of dunes are found inland in dry regions associated with ancient lakes.

What dangers do sand dunes have?

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Sand n1ggers may rob you

What is when wind drops its load of sand?

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plant roots that grow in the cracks of rocks can cause physical........

What are dune blowouts?

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

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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.

Where in Michigan are the sleeping bear sand dunes?

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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is located in Northwestern Lower Michigan along the eastern shoreline of Lake Michigan. The closest city is Traverse City, 25 miles to the east.

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What kinds of frogs live in sand dunes?

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desert tutles

Why are sand dunes not found on the western side of Lake Michigan?

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Illinois State Beach in Zion, IL on the west side of Lake Michigan has dunes (defined as "a hill or ridge of wind-blown sand").

What countries have sand dunes in them?

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the central part of Algeria