High-speed winds can cause ____, clouds of sand moving rapidly near the land surface.
A) dust clouds
B) sand storms
C) dust devils
D) bajadas
E) deflation

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High-speed winds can cause sandstorms, which are clouds of sand moving rapidly near the land surface. Dust clouds may also form, but they consist of smaller particles than sand. Dust devils are small whirlwinds that pick up loose dust or sand from the ground, but they are not as large or destructive as sandstorms. Bajadas are broad, gently-sloping alluvial fans that form when streams deposit sediment at their base, and deflation is the process by which loose sediment is stripped away by wind.

High-Speed Winds Can Cause ____, Clouds of Sand Moving Rapidly