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What is a thick deposits of windblown fine grained sediments called?
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The answer is loess
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What are hills of windblown sand?
Hills of windblown sand are called dunes. These are mounds, ridges of sand or other loose sediments commonly found in deserts.
Fine sediment deposited by wind in layers is called?
deflate
What is windblown and fine sediment called?
The answer to that question is loess
Windblown silt that blankets a landscape is called?
desert pavement <--- wrong
What role has moving water played in shaping Earth's surface?
this causes erosion
Erosion caused by the sandblasting effect of windblown sediments is called?
abrasion
What are hills of windblown sand?
Hills of windblown sand are called dunes. These are mounds, ridges of sand or other loose sediments commonly found in deserts.
When particles of fine windblown sediments settle out of the air and become packed the resulting deposit is called?
loess.
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.
Fine sediment deposited by wind in layers is called?
deflate
What is a landform created when a river reaches a large body of water and deposits sediments called?
The answer is DELTA
What do we call structures that form when fine-grained sediments at the bottom of a shadow body of water are exposed to the air and dry out?
They are called a "Playa".
What are long ridges of sediments alongside the channel of a river called?
Long ridges of sediments alongside the channel of a river are called levees. They are created by the deposits which are made when a river overflows its banks.
Type of rockformed from sediments called?
A rock formed for sedimentary deposits is called a sedimentary rock. A sedimentary rock which has then undergone metamorphism is called a meta-sediment.
The low bedrock ridges and peaks of a highly eroded basin and range desert landscape are called?
The low bedrock ridges and peaks of a highly eroded basin and range desert landscape are called insellbergs. Deposits of windblown salt are called loess.
What do you call the fine windblown silt from northern china?
The fine windblown silt from northern China is called: loess
What role has moving water played in Earth's surface?
By weathering rock and carrying it away to different places. That process is called erosion. Then it deposits the sediments and builds, which is called deposition.
