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What medium creates oxbows?

Part of the harness for an oxen is a u-shaped piece of metal, which is fastened to a wooden halter, as the initial point of attachment of the loading system. This is called an oxbow.The name is also given to the u-shaped bend in a river as it aggrades across a flattish landscape. Commonly, the oxbow is part of a complex series of them, and they are considered an attractive landscape. A set of oxbows may be called a scroll plain.So the medium creating them is river erosion on a plainland.


What is a sentence for the word loam?

Loess is made out of a yellow-brown soil


What is the difference between dunes and loess?

Sand dunes are made from mainly one mineral - sand or quartz grains and they form and move to develop a typical cross bedding structure. Loess however is wind blown silt (a mixture of sand and clay) with a fine grain size typically in the 20-50 micrometer range. The deposits are typically non stratified and cover a wide area. They also quickly become loosely cemented after deposition and are not reworked as are sand dunes. The source material for loess deposits is the rock flour left by retreating Ice sheets and the deposits therfore form in temperate regions while Sand Dunes are an indication of arid desert (tropical) conditions.


What is deposits of sand?

One descriptor would be 'an aeolian deposit. Which means a deposit caused by wind. An alternative would be the name Loess, which means the same thing. Downwind of a desert region, Loess deposits may be many tens of metres in thickness.


What is the difference between similar and dissimilar?

Similar means the same or alike, and dissimilar is the opposite of similar.

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What creates oxbows?

Oxbows are formed when a section of a river is cut off and left separate by itself. They form in a u-shape.


Is a young river is characterized by oxbows?

No. Older rivers which meander and create oxbows are the norm. Young rivers tend to flow in straighter lines.


Is a young river characterized by oxbows?

No.


What is loess deposits?

Loess is deposited by wind.


How do loess form and why is it important?

Loess forms by wind. It is thought that loess, a kind of silt or clay, is formed from deposits of wind-blown dust.


Powdery wind-blown soil pulverized by glaciers is called?

Loess


What are examples of loess?

Examples of loess can be found in regions such as the Loess Plateau in China, the Mississippi River Valley in the United States, and parts of Europe such as Ukraine and Austria. In these areas, loess deposits are known for their fertile soil composition and distinctive yellowish color.


Is loess left in the land following the action of continental glaciers?

Loess is not left in the land.


What is a peninsulas and a loess?

Loess is a type of soil. A peninsula is a piece of land that is "almost an island."


Loess is German for what?

The English word for Loess is actually also loess, a word that doesn't come up often in everyday speech. Loess means "A buff to gray windblown deposit of fine-grained, calcareous silt or clay" --credit to dictionary.reference.com


Why can loess be carried further than sand?

why do you think loess can be carried futher than sand


How are the sediments in loess deposits from the sediments in a sand dune?

Loess is very fertile while sand is not