The eroding action of windblown sand is known as abrasion. As sand particles are carried by the wind, they collide with surfaces like rocks or other sediment, wearing them down over time. This process contributes to the shaping of landforms in deserts and coastal areas.
Imagine a landscape made almost entirely of sand. A sand dune is a deposit of wind-blown sand.
Wind blown sand can form dunes. You might also say it forms a sandstorm.
Sand dune.
A deposit of wind-blown sand is called a sand dune. Sand dunes form in deserts, beaches, and other areas where wind is able to transport and deposit sand grains.
The massive wind blown piles of sand are called sand dunes. This is when sands blow into a pile.
Wind blown sand will, over time, tear away at the wood of a telephone pole.
sand dune i think
A loose pile of wind-blown sand.
Sand, blown by the wind.
A sand dune is a pile of wind-blown sand.
The wind can pick-up and carry sand grains. It is these sand grains that act as 'sand-paper' against the rocks, eroding the rocks into weird shapes.