Heaps of sand along the beach or in a desert are called _____.
A
gravels
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B
glaciers
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C
dunes
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D
hills
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Solution
The correct option is C dunes When winds blow across deserts, sand piles up to form sand dunes. In beaches, the waves of water act like the wind to pile up the sand to form dunes.