Multiple choice

The process of removal of material from the surface of an object by vaporisation, chipping or other erosive processes is called

  1. ablation

  2. sleet

  3. cliff

  4. pampero

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Explanation

Ablation refers to the removal of material from a surface through vaporization, chipping, erosion, or melting. In glaciology, it refers to ice loss from a glacier through melting, sublimation, or calving. The term is used in medicine, aerospace, and geology. Sleet is precipitation, cliff is a landform, and pampero is a wind.