Massive wind blown piles of sand are called?
The massive wind blown piles of sand are called sand dunes. This is when sands blow into a pile.
What Long sand ridges oriented at right angles to the wind are called dunes?
Sand dunes that are at right angles to the wind are called Transverse Dunes. They form with weak winds and an abundant supply of sand.
What direction influences the shape and size of a sand dune?
The wind influences the shape and size of a sand dune.
What are the conditions necessary for the formation of sand dunes?
formed in deserts from deposits of eroded Sand
What process is involved in the creation of sand dunes?
Suspension, which is responsible for moving 1% of all sand to the sand dunes
Impart creep, which is responsible for 4% movement of all sand dune
Saltation, moves intermediate grains
How do sand dunes affect beaches?
Endangered seabirds live in the dunes breeding their young. When people go in the dunes the scare the birds litter smash their eggs.
What can cause a sand dune to slowly move into the direction of the wind?
A sand dune will always move with the prevailing wind (downwind). It would not be able to move into the direction of the prevailing wind (upwind).
Are sand dunes made by chemical weathering or mechanical weathering?
I believe sand dunes are mechanical.
What are the sand dunes of western desert of southern Africa?
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What is the usual results when the ocean breaks pebbles into smaller and smaller pleces?
Um, well... obviously a sandy beach :D
Why does sand come in different colors?
Sediment is brought to a location from different areas by water and wind. Of course there would be different ones at a different beach.
What part of a sand dune is characterized by a gentle slope?
A sand dune is a desert feature that forms as a result of wind or rain action towards one side. The sand dune usually forms towards the dominant side of the wind direction and can vary in gradient.