Wind erosion ER
O removes the fertile B horizon of soil
o can be reduced by cutting down trees
O happens slowly in dry climates
en in de
is both destructive and constructive

removes the fertile B horizon of soil

Explanation:

Wind erosion has the capacity to remove the fertile B horizon of the soil.

The term wind erosion generally refers to the capacity of high-magnitude wind to cause damages to the terrestrial environment. Soils can get their topmost layers removed by a strong wind if there are no barriers such as vegetation to break the speed of the wind.

The topmost layers in most cases consist of humus and the fertile minerals from parent materials. When the topmost layer is lost, the soil becomes unproductive for agriculture.

substituting a hydrogen atom with a halogen in a hydrocarbon:

- the single bond remains single. a is wrong.

- the bond with hydrogen is as strong as with a halogen. c is wrong

- a hydrocarbon is saturated if there is no double bond. we do not know that so d is wrong.

- carbon will always have four valence electrons. e is wrong.

by elimination, the correct answer is b. the boiling point of the new compound increases.