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Wayne's Word: Sand Dunes: A Phenomenon of Wind
Wayne's WordIndexNoteworthy PlantsTriviaLemnaceaeBiology 101BotanySearch WAYNE'S WORD Volume 7 (Number 4) Winter 1999 Sand Dunes: A Phenomenon Of Wind Wind and sand create majestic dunes that are constant but ever-changing. They move across the deserts, sing to the wind and inspire...
Teachnet.com: Creating Water in the Desert
to create water from nothing (which is, of course, not the case). Teacher Preparation: Aquarium, sand, clear plastic, small container like a jar lid, plant, water. Procedure Ideas: Put 5-10 cm of sand in aquarium. Hollow out a 10-15 cm depression in the sand. Place...
Namib: How Hot is Hot in Namib?
Instructional Objectives: Students will: Set up a laboratory experiment to measure sample Namib Desert temperatures Understand how the temperature of the Namib Desert is changed by sand which acts as an insulator Graph the created desert temperatures measured in the activity Identify how s...
Namib: How Much Water Will the Desert Hold?
Instructional Objectives: Students will: Build a container, fill with sand to measure the amount of water that can be absorbed Determine how much water will be retained by sand in the activity and identify similar conditions in the Namib Desert Draw conclusions as to why there is so...
Ancient Egypt
New Page 1 Introduction The desert sand is hot under your feet as you make your way across the desert to relax in the shade of the newly built Great Pyramid. As you settle down for an afternoon of hard-earned daydreaming, you catch sight of something in the sky. Is it a bird…? No...
 Essentials of Geology: Deserts
2Wind Erosion: Deflation „ The removal of loose surface sediment by wind erosion creates blowouts „ Desert pavement is left behind after wind has removed the finer-grained material and it protects the underlying material from deflation Types of Deserts Hamada Erg Reg What Are the Different...
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2Wind Erosion: Deflation „ The removal of loose surface sediment by wind erosion creates blowouts „ Desert pavement is left behind after wind has removed the finer-grained material and it protects the underlying material from deflation Types of Deserts Hamada Erg Reg What Are the Different Types of Wind Deposits? „ Dunes occur in several distinctive types, consist of sand, and are deposited near their source „ Loess consists of windblown silt and clay deposits often found far from
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2Wind Erosion: Deflation „ The removal of loose surface sediment by wind erosion creates blowouts „ Desert pavement is left behind after wind has removed the finer-grained material and it protects the underlying material from deflation Types of Deserts Hamada Erg Reg What Are the Different Types of Wind Deposits? „ Dunes occur in several distinctive types, consist of <span class="highlight">sand</span>, and are deposited near their source „ Loess consists of windblown silt and clay deposits often found far from
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3Dune Types „ Transverse dunes • form long ridges perpendicular to the prevailing wind direction • abundant <span class="highlight">sand</span> supply • crests up to 200m high • barchan dunes or barchanoid forms may form along edges Dune Types „ Parabolic dunes • common in coastal areas • abundant <span class="highlight">sand</span> supply • strong onshore wind • tips point upwind, anchored by vegetation • center is often blown out Dune Types „ Star dunes • common in Saudi Arabia • pyramidal hills of <span class="highlight">sand</span> • several ridges radiate from the
Principal Deserts of the World
SaharaMorocco, Western Sahara, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia3.5 million sq. mi.70% gravel plains, sand, and dunes. Contrary to popular belief, the desert is only 30% sand. The world's largest nonpolar desert gets its name from...
USGS: Eolian Processes
arid environments. Eolian Erosion Wind erodes the Earth's surface by deflation, the removal of loose, fine-grained particles by the turbulent eddy action of the wind, and by abrasion, the wearing down of surfaces by the grinding action and sand blasting of windborne particles. The sand...
MBGnet: Hot Deserts of the World
Hot Deserts of the World Hot Deserts of the World The main form of precipitation in a hot desert is rain. But that's only ten inches or less of rain per year. Hot Deserts of the World Name LocationSizePhysical FeaturesSome Plants & AnimalsSpecial Facts Arabian Arabian Peninsula900,000 mi2...
Kalahari Desert
inconspicuous little birds, which resemble sparrows, live in huge communal nests with a diametre of up to two metres. At any given time, hundreds of lively little birds are breeding and feeding their youngsters in such a nesting colony. Kalahari Desert South Africa The Kalahari desert is part of...
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