Discussion
Deflation is the process by which wind
Answer: D
Correct answer: removes loose fine material from a surface
Deflation is the wind lifting and carrying away loose sand and silt, leaving the coarser material behind as a lag deposit or desert pavement, and lowering the surface it strips. It is one of the two wind erosion processes, the other being abrasion, in which carried sand blasts against rock. Depositing the material as dunes or as loess is the subsequent stage.
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