Which effect arises when increased surface exposure accelerates weathering?

💡 Explanation

Increased exposure enhances weathering, triggering surficial removal; this causes enhanced sediment transport, a negative feedback loop of weathering rather than a mitigation, because more material becomes available. Therefore, the exposed soil is eroded; new surfaces are destabilized.

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