5. In the Google Earth search window in the upper left, enter Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Colorado.  Zoom in and experiment with changing your view angle and perspective. Using these images to observe landscape, identify the direction of the prevailing winds? (Don't look it up, it defeats the purpose of you coming to logical conclusions based on your observations.) Note: winds are named for the direction fromwhich they blow. Group of answer choices northerly wind southerly wind easterly wind westerly wind

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5. In the Google Earth search window in the upper left, enter Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Colorado

Zoom in and experiment with changing your view angle and perspective.

Using these images to observe landscape, identify the direction of the prevailing winds? (Don't look it up, it defeats the purpose of you coming to logical conclusions based on your observations.) Note: winds are named for the direction fromwhich they blow.

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northerly wind
southerly wind
easterly wind
westerly wind
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Sand dunes are sand deposits formed either by water or by wind. These are hill shaped.

The form and structure are controlled by wind direction and intensity. 

Dunes are developed in areas where strong winds blow the sand in a specific direction. 



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