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What are the two sides of a sand dune?

Question 1 options:

north and south

east and west

windward and leeward

port and starboard

Question 2 (1 point)
What are the terms used to describe locations on a sand dune?

Question 2 options:

north and south

east and west

windward and leeward

port and starboard

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Question 3 (1 point)
What is the process by which the movement of sand dunes occurs?

Question 3 options:

wind carries sand up the windward side of the dune and drops it over onto the leeward side

wind carries sand up the leeward side of the dune and drops it over onto the windward side

ocean waves and gravity move the dunes

sand dunes don't move

Question 4 (1 point)
What are the results of desertification?

Question 4 options:

loss of farmland

populations will increasingly immigrate to deserts

sand increases the destruction of predators

increase in vegetatation

Question 5 (1 point)
How do sand dunes move?

Question 5 options:

wind carries sand up the windward side of the dune and drops it over onto the leeward side

wind carries sand up the leeward side of the dune and drops it over onto the windward side

ocean waves and gravity move the dunes

sand dunes don't move

1 answer

Here are the answers to your quiz questions based on the provided options:

Question 1: What are the two sides of a sand dune?

  • Answer: windward and leeward

Question 2: What are the terms used to describe locations on a sand dune?

  • Answer: windward and leeward

Question 3: What is the process by which the movement of sand dunes occurs?

  • Answer: wind carries sand up the windward side of the dune and drops it over onto the leeward side

Question 4: What are the results of desertification?

  • Answer: loss of farmland

Question 5: How do sand dunes move?

  • Answer: wind carries sand up the windward side of the dune and drops it over onto the leeward side

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