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3. The process by which wind removes surface materials is called.

A. Inflation

B. plucking

C. Deflation

D. Abrasion

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Answer:Abrasion

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Wind erodes the Earth's surface by deflation, the removal of loose, fine-grained particles by the turbulent eddy action of the wind, and by abrasion, the wearing down of surfaces by the grinding action and sand blasting of windborne particles.

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