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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Strong winds can blow fine sand and silt hundreds of kilometers from the front of the glacier. What is this sediment called?
A
Till
B
Moraines
C
Weathering
D
Loess
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The process of deposition of silt blown is being asked in this question. This is done by wind erosion. Deposits of fine silt blown by wind are called loess.

Detailed explanation-2: -In some parts of the world, windblown dust and silt blanket the land. This layer of fine, mineral-rich material is called loess. Loess is mostly created by wind, but can also be formed by glaciers. When glaciers grind rocks to a fine powder, loess can form. Streams carry the powder to the end of the glacier.

Detailed explanation-3: -loess, an unstratified, geologically recent deposit of silty or loamy material that is usually buff or yellowish brown in colour and is chiefly deposited by the wind. Loess is a sedimentary deposit composed largely of silt-size grains that are loosely cemented by calcium carbonate.

Detailed explanation-4: -The loess covering the Great Plains of Nebraska, Kansas, and Colorado is considered to be non-glacial desert loess. Non-glacial desert loess is also found in Australia and Africa.

Detailed explanation-5: -Desert loess as a geo-archive and its global distribution Terrestrial silty sediments of a narrow grain size range occur in low-and mid-latitude unglaciated dry arid and semiarid areas; examples include Central Asia, the Chinese Loess Plateau (CLP), subtropical Africa, Arabia, and Argentina.

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