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which action most directly shaped earth into this landform?
a. wind carried particles and deposited them here.
b. water dissolved particles and carried them here.
c. glacial ice lifted up the particles and carried them here.
d. river water pounded rock into particles here.
The landform in the image is a sand dune. Sand dunes are formed by the action of wind. Wind carries sand particles and deposits them, creating these characteristic mounds.
Water (options B and D) is more associated with landforms like rivers, deltas, and canyons. Glacial ice (option C) forms landforms like valleys, U - shaped glacial troughs, and moraines.
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A. Wind carried particles and deposited them here.