Multiple Choice
How is desert pavement formed?
A) Deflation removes the coarse fragments leaving behind a layer of loess.
B) Runoff and deflation carry off the silt and clay, leaving coarser particles behind.
C) Alluvial fans are eroded to form inselbergs with rocky surfaces.
D) Groundwater in an alluvial fan evaporates, leaving behind a surface layer of hard- baked mud.
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