Question

How do plants play an important role in preventing wind erosion?

A.
Plants make the surrounding soil light and crumbly.


B.
Plants help make the soil easily transported by wind.


C.
Plants hold the soil and slow down the effects of wind.


D.
Plants help the wind create unusual landforms such as ventifacts.

Answer 1

Its C.

Plants hold the soil and slow down the effects of wind.

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

C. Wind erosion is caused by the wind blowing loose particles of dirt and/or sand from bare and flat lands. Plant structure above ground (leaves and stem) act to shield the wind and plant roots act as anchors to hold down the soil to reduce the effects of wind erosion.