Which outcome results from intensive 'deflation' processes in desert environments?

💡 Explanation

Desert pavement forms via 'deflation,' where wind erosion removes fine particles, leaving larger rocks; because finer sediments are removed, a tightly packed surface develops which resists further erosion, therefore inhibiting soil development rather than aiding it.

• Which outcome occurs in a delta plain's distributary channels because natural levees collapse?
• Which risk increases when an alluvial channel experiences increased sediment load during flash flooding?
• Which process limits the height of natural levees formed along a meandering river?
• Which mechanism causes a meandering stream to erode one bank while depositing sediment on the opposite bank?
• Which mechanism causes thermokarst formation when Arctic permafrost thaws due to increased temperature extremes?
• Which feedback mechanism explains higher sea surface temperatures that disrupt upwelling within an ocean gyre?