Question

Which are the landforms formed due to wind and water?

Answer 1

Landform Created by Action of Wind:

Landform is created depending upon the action of wind i.e. land-form may be due to depositionor due to erosion cause  by wind. Here are some land-forms:

Sand Dunes:

Dune sands are usually very uniform in size and shape.

For sand dunes to form there must be an abundant supply of sand and steady winds.


Land-form Created by the action of Groundwater:

Some water from the rainfall received on the earth’s surface seeps through the ground. Water accumulates under the ground surface in this manner is called groundwater. Here are some landforms created by groundwater:

Sink Holes:

Water on the ground surface seeps through limestone and some portion of limestone gets dissolved in that water.

If this process continues over many years, these holes get enlarged and these holes are known as sinkholes.

Sinkholes formed due to the erosioncaused by the water.

Caves:

Working slowly over many years, groundwater travels along small cracks.

The water dissolves and carries away the solid rock and gradually enlarging the cracks,eventually, a cave may form.