The skipping and bouncing action of saltation accounts for
A) hydraulic lifting by air movements.
B) the transport of very small grains, smaller than 0.01 mm in diameter.
C) about 80 percent of wind transported particles.
D) little or no surface creep.

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Saltation, the process by which particles are lifted and then repeatedly bounce and skip along the ground, is responsible for about 80 percent of wind transported particles.

The Skipping and Bouncing Action of Saltation Accounts for