What is NOT true about fluvial erosion in the desert?

A. It typically occurs with intense thunderstorms.
B. Impermeable surfaces mean rapid runoff.
C. Runoff performs mechanical weathering.
D. Flash floods can move materials rapidly.
E. The gentlest slopes erode the most sediment.


E

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