Question

Wind erosion is common in ______.

• A. desert
• B. cold areas
• C. areas where there is thick vegetation
• D. areas of heavy rainfall

Answer 1

The correct option is A desert

Wind erosion is common in desert.

As wind moves sand sized particles, they will remain close to the ground, usually less than a meter from the ground even in the strongest winds. In a sandstorm, about a quarter of the particles are sand which moves as bed load. In arid regions, a sandstorm actually moves much smaller particles than sand in the winds. Wind can carry these small particles high into the air and these particles can infiltrate cracks around windows and doors in a dust storm.