Asked in Earth Sciences
Earth Sciences
What is windblown deposit of fine dust?
Answer
Wiki User
October 29, 2009 1:58AM
loess
it is pronounced as less
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What do you call the fine windblown silt from northern china?
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Deposits of windblown silt are called?
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Thick deposits of windblown fine grained sediments?
losses........................................................................................
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The main way that the wind erodes the land is by the process of?
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What is a thick deposits of windblown fine grained sediment?
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Asked in English to German
Loess is German for what?
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--credit to dictionary.reference.com
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Why pollen and fine powered dust move in water?
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How do you get out of a contract to rent an apartment?
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Can you die from eating dust?
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Asked in Animal Life
What are deposits of wind blown silt?
Windblown deposits of mineral-rich dust and silt is called
loess. The term comes from the German word Loss and from the
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Asked in The River Nile
How does the rain change the Nile River?
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Can you touch a chinchilla after its dust bath?
It is fine to touch it, but the dust comes off of it easier and
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What actors and actresses appeared in The Windblown Hare - 1949?
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What do you use when sweeping the floor?
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What are the probable sources of dust found in the atmosphere?
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What causes slit on the bottom of the pool only a day after vacuuming?
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