Desert Landforms

Question 1

Dunes:

Answer 1

Wind deposits sand into ridges or mounds. Over time, these accumulations grow into various shapes like crescent or star dunes, depending on wind patterns and sand availability.

Question 2

Buttes:

Answer 2

Erosion gradually wears away the softer rock layers of plateaus, leaving behind isolated, flat-topped hills with steep, vertical sides.

Question 3

Playas:

Answer 3

After rainfall, water collects in basins and then evaporates, leaving behind a flat bed of salts and sediments, creating dry lake beds.