The Mechanism of Wind Erosion in Which Loose Particles of Soil

question 43

Multiple Choice

The mechanism of wind erosion in which loose particles of soil or regolith are lifted and transported, leaving behind only coarser particles, is called __________.

• A)deflation
• B)saltation
• C)abrasion
• D)inflation
• E)suspension

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