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Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

main mechanism of wind erosion



deflation
loess
sand dunes
deposition

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Id say that the best answer is Loess. I say that cause loess means a loosely compacted yellowish-gray deposit of windblown sediment of which extensive deposits occur.

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Answer:

Option B, Loess

Step-by-step explanation:

Loess is formed by the deposition of silt/sand which is eroded, carried and deposited by winds or in other words it can be said that Loess is formed by an Aeolian deposit. An Aeolian deposit is basically sediments formed by the wind deposited materials.

Since Loess is formed of eroded soil (silt /sand primarily), erosion can be related to it closely.

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