The Silt That Comprises the Loess Deposits of North America's

question 38

Multiple Choice

The silt that comprises the loess deposits of North America's central plains was ____.

• A) blown from the Great Basin region
• B) carried by glaciers from northern Canada
• C) generated by continental ice sheets that ground bedrock into silt
• D) weathered to silt-sized particles while being transported by wind

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