Landforms
The Gibson Desert is a sand desert, but it also has large areas which are covered with gravel and small pebbles.
The Gibson Desert is covered in small sand dunes which are formed when sand is swept away by the wind when it faces obstacles. These dunes have gentle slopes on the sides that are exposed to wind but have steeper slopes on the sides that are covered. The dunes may be 20-30 meters high. They are frequently capped with a type of grass named "Cane Grass" which stops the sand from blowing away.
Sand plains are also formed on the Gibson Desert. Sand plains are much flatter than sand dunes. The sand is the remaining soil that lacks moisture. The dry soil is then eroded by the wind.. Erosion is the process by which materials on the planet are broken down and carried away by wind or water.
The Gibson Desert is covered in small sand dunes which are formed when sand is swept away by the wind when it faces obstacles. These dunes have gentle slopes on the sides that are exposed to wind but have steeper slopes on the sides that are covered. The dunes may be 20-30 meters high. They are frequently capped with a type of grass named "Cane Grass" which stops the sand from blowing away.
Sand plains are also formed on the Gibson Desert. Sand plains are much flatter than sand dunes. The sand is the remaining soil that lacks moisture. The dry soil is then eroded by the wind.. Erosion is the process by which materials on the planet are broken down and carried away by wind or water.
Sand dunes
Sand dunes can form in different shapes and sizes and it is due to the different way the sand interacts with the wind.
Sand plains
It is an area where the soil is sand carried from elsewhere by the process such as the wind.