Which outcome occurs when intense surface wind action primarily affects unconsolidated sediments in an arid environment?

💡 Explanation

Desert pavement forms because preferential removal of finer particles (deflation) leaves behind larger stones, therefore creating a surface armor. This prevents further erosion rather than canyon formation because water isn't the primary agent.

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• Which consequence results when concentrated sulfuric acid leaching accelerates in sulfide ore tailings?
• Which outcome occurs when thermokarst thaw lakes expand?
• Which outcome occurs when intense weathering produces abundant sediment upslope from a confined valley exit onto a plain?
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