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Dust Devils: Look at the Tops Spin!

Dust Devils: Look at the Tops Spin!. Lucas Drury Science Mr. Shepard. What are Dust Devils?. Dust Devils are very much like a tornadoes. The spin in a circle motion but it picks up sand and dirt with it. How long do dust devils last?. Dust Devils can last from 1 minute to 20 minutes.

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Dust Devils: Look at the Tops Spin!

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  1. Dust Devils: Look at the Tops Spin! Lucas Drury Science Mr. Shepard

  2. What are Dust Devils? • Dust Devils are very much like a tornadoes. • The spin in a circle motion but it picks up sand and dirt with it.

  3. How long do dust devils last? • Dust Devils can last from 1 minute to 20 minutes. • But the usually last only 1 minute.

  4. When does this happen? • They usually happen in the summer months. • They happen on the desert floor when it is really hot, then the hot air rises with the sand and makes an air funnel.

  5. What is the…..damage? • The one below tore up a fair! 

  6. Credits! • http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/fgz/science/dustdvl.php?wfo=fgz • http://www.universetoday.com/77100/dust-devils/ • http://gccweb.gccaz.edu/earthsci/imagearchive/DDvortex250%20purple%20line.jpg

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