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← GeographyWhich outcome occurs when unprotected prairie soil experiences intense 'Chinook' winds?
A)Soil nutrient stratification occurs
B)Surface lag gravels concentrate (desert pavement)✓
C)Capillary action elevates dissolved minerals
D)Accelerated chemical weathering of bedrock
💡 Explanation
Surface lag concentrate because wind erosion causes preferential removal of fine particles through the mechanism of deflation; therefore desert pavement forms rather than soil stratification, which would result from gravitational settling or selective deposition.
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