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← GeographyWhich landform most directly results when persistent wind scours fine particles from desert pavement?
A)Stone veneer development accelerates
B)Desert varnish formation concentrates
C)Yardang ridges gradually elongate✓
D)Inselberg islands ultimately dissolve
💡 Explanation
Wind deflation lowers the surface because it continuously removes finer sediments. Therefore, the yardangs elongate due to abrasion, rather than pavement exhibiting other surface changes dependent on chemical or water-related processes.
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