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Aeolian processes

earth science Maturity 11-13

The wind can move things. It blows sand and dirt. It can make big hills. It can even shape rocks. The wind helps change our world.

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Do you feel the wind blow?

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Erosioenparamo.jpg
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Ventifact 1871 USGS.jpg
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KelsoSand.JPG
File:Cheops Pyramid wind erosion.jpg
Cheops Pyramid wind erosion.jpg
File:Yardangs in the Tsaidam Desert.jpg
Yardangs in the Tsaidam Desert.jpg
File:Dust storm in Spearman,Texas, 1935-04-14.jpg
Dust storm in Spearman,Texas, 1935-04-14.jpg
File:Dust storm, Amarillo, Texas, 8b27554a.jpg
Dust storm, Amarillo, Texas, 8b27554a.jpg
File:Sandstorm in Al Asad, Iraq.jpg
Sandstorm in Al Asad, Iraq.jpg
File:Mesquite Sand Dunes.JPG
Mesquite Sand Dunes.JPG
File:Aeolian deposition near Addeha.jpg
Aeolian deposition near Addeha.jpg
1969 Afghanistan (Sistan) wind ripples.tiff
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Rub al Khali 002.JPG

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