Which mechanical effect generates desert ventifacts over time?

💡 Explanation

Ventifacts form because abrasion occurs as wind accelerates sand grains that strike rock surfaces, therefore shaping them selectively. Raindrop dissolution and root wedging act far more gradually to alter surface rock formations, rather than cause the effects of ventifact creation.

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