Which consequence results when loess sediment is exposed to sustained surface runoff?

💡 Explanation

Gullying develops because loess' open structure makes it highly erodible. Piping erosion removes subsurface material thereby leaving behind channels. This progressive channel incision leads to badland topography rather than compaction therefore.

• Which mechanism causes higher salinity in terminal lakes located in arid regions?
• Which outcome typically occurs when glacial retreat exposes a U-shaped valley to marine inundation?
• Which risk increases when plate subduction ceases near lakes?
• Which consequence results when excessive sediment accretion obstructs tidal flow?
• Which outcome is directly intensified by the Rossby wave effect on continental interiors?
• Which mechanism causes mantle plume volcanism far from subduction zones or plate boundaries?