How Is Desert Pavement Formed

question 32

Multiple Choice

How is desert pavement formed?

• A)Deflation removes the coarse fragments leaving behind a layer of loess.
• B)Runoff and deflation carry off the silt and clay, leaving coarser particles behind.
• C)Alluvial fans are eroded to form inselbergs with rocky surfaces.
• D)Groundwater in an alluvial fan evaporates, leaving behind a surface layer of hard- baked mud.

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