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What are the deposits of windblown silt called?
Loess is the term given to silt that accumulates due to windblown dust. It is usually highly porous.
Name the soil which is transported by winds?
Loess could be considered a windblown soil.
What types of deposits do you get with glaciers and wind?
Glacial deposits are called till. Wind deposits are referred to as aeolian deposits and include loess, dunes, and hills.
What is the name of the mineral-rich silt that is deposited on the banks?
Farmers benefit from mineral-rich dust and silt called _____.
How are sediments in loess deposits from the sediments in a sand dune?
Loess is very fertile while sand is not
What are the deposits of windblown silt called?
Loess is the term given to silt that accumulates due to windblown dust. It is usually highly porous.
What is a thick deposits of windblown fine grained sediments called?
The answer is loess
Thick deposits of windblown fine grained sediments?
losses........................................................................................
What is windblown and fine sediment called?
The answer to that question is loess
Fine sediment deposited by wind in layers is called?
deflate
What do you call the fine windblown silt from northern china?
The fine windblown silt from northern China is called: loess
What is a deposite of fertile windblown soil called?
loess: fertile, yellow-gray soil deposited by wind and water
What is a windblown silt that blankets a landscape?
loess
What are deposits of wind-blown rock flour called?
Loess deposits.
The low bedrock ridges and peaks of a highly eroded basin and range desert landscape are called?
These are called inselbergs, which are isolated rock hills or small mountains that rise abruptly from a flat surrounding landscape. They are typically formed through the differential weathering and erosion of the surrounding softer rocks.
When particles of fine windblown sediment settle out of the air and become packed the resulting deposit is called what?
loess.
When particls of fine windblown sediment settle out of the air and become packed the resulting deposit is called?
Loess
