Which outcome results when airflow containing abrasive particles impacts stationary desert rocks?

💡 Explanation

Ventifacts and yardangs are sculpted because wind abrasion causes differential erosion on exposed rock surfaces, a geomorphic process called 'deflation'. This sculpts features rather than forming underground karst systems; therefore A, rather than B, C, or D, is correct.

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