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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.
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What causes sand dune to form?
Scientificly, sand dunes were formed by chemical weathering.
What 2 forces form sand dunes on beaches?
Wind and waves form sand dunes on the beach
What are huge piles of sand called?
Huge piles of sand are called sand dunes. Sand dunes typically form in deserts or coastal areas where there are strong winds that shape and move the sand into these large structures.
What causes the sand dunes to move?
The wind causes movement
What causes sand dunes to move?
wind
What causes the sand dunes in Michigan?
glaciers
What is necessary for sand dunes to form?
weathering
What type of sand dunes will likely form if the sand supply is limited the wind direction is constant and vegetation is sparse?
barchan dunes
What type of sand dunes will form if the sand supply is limited the wind direction is constant and vegetation is sparse?
barchan dunes
How do sand dunes and loess deposits form?
Wind erosion and deposition may form sand dunes and loess deposits. When the wind strikes an obstacle, the result is usually a sand dune!
What causes dune?
Wind moving sand causes dunes, both in the desert and at the beach.
What features form on dry land?
sand dunes
