During heavy rainstorms,rates of physical weathering and erosion are ________.
A) greater in humid climates than in deserts because dry desert soils soak up all the available moisture
B) greater in deserts than in humid climates because soil tends to be more easily eroded in deserts than in humid regions
C) greater in humid climates than in deserts because vegetation tends to break up the soil
D) about equally fast in both deserts and humid climates
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