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Which of the following describes the process of deflation.

AThe wind removes surface particles, resulting in lower land surface.

B.The surface of mountains are stripped of trees.


C.Hurricanes destroy natural wind barriers.


D.Oxygen levels in the air are decreased due to pollution.

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LilBrookilyn

 It is erosion by wind of loose material from flat areas of
dry, uncemented sediments such as those occurring in deserts, dry lake
beds, floodplains, and glacial outwash plains.
So the answer would be A

Answer is A. The wind removes surface particles, resulting in lower land surface.

Deflation is a process of erosion by wind in which small particles of sediments or soil from the land surface. Erosion removes Clay, silt and fine sand from the land surface and creates blowout depressions or deflation hollows. Deflation occurs due destruction of plants and trees by forest fire or by deforestation in that particular area.

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