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← GeographyWhich surface feature evolves when desert winds erode ventifacts?
A)Desert pavement mosaic forms✓
B)Loess deposition rates accelerate
C)Inselberg weathering is amplified
D)Longitudinal dune crestlines destabilize
💡 Explanation
Desert pavement develops because selective deflation exposes subsurface rocks through aeolian abrasion, also known as etching. This continuous bombardment smooths nearby surfaces into ventifacts accelerating planar erosion rather than other processes like dune formation; therefore desert pavement results.
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