Multiple Choice
During heavy rainstorms,rates of physical weathering and erosion are ____________.
A) greater in humid climates than in deserts, because dry desert soils can soak up all of the available moisture
B) greater in deserts than in humid climates, where vegetation tends to hold soil together
C) greater in humid climates than in deserts, because vegetation in humid climates tends to break up the soil
D) about equally as fast in deserts or in humid climates
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