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← GeographyWhich abrasive mechanism sculpts ventifacts in hyperarid environments?
A)Salt crystal weathering and precipitation
B)Differential aeolian abrasion processes✓
C)Vegetation root wedging expansion
D)Thermoclastis from cyclical heating
💡 Explanation
Aeolian abrasion specifically shapes ventifacts in deserts where wind-blown sand particles erode exposed rock surfaces; because differing wind directions and particle sizes cause differential erosion rates, these sandblasts carve distinctive shapes rather than uniform recession.
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