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The soil is called ___________ which is pallor-colored, finely particulate (0.01 mm to 0.05 mm), mixed with clay particles, transported by wind.1. Loess2. Drift3. Aeolian soil4. Colluvial soil

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 1 : Loess

Explanation:

Wind transported soils:

Soil particles are transported by winds. the particle size of the soil depends upon the velocity of wind. the finer particles are carried far away from the place of the formation. Soils deposited by wind are known as aeolian soil.

Loess:

It is a wind blown deposit of silt. It is generally of uniform gradation, with the particle size between 0.01 to 0.05 mm. It consists of quartz and feldspar particles, cemented with calcium carbonate or iron oxide. When wet, it becomes soft and compressible because cementing action is lost.

Glacier deposited soils:

Glaciers are large masses of ice formed by the compaction of snow. As the glaciers grow and move, they carry with them soils varying in size from fined grained to huge boulders. Drift is a general term used for the deposits made by glaciers directly or indirectly. Deposits directly made by melting of glaciers are called till.

Gravity deposited soils:

Soils can be transported through short distances under the action of gravity. Rock fragments and soil masses collected at the foot of the cliffs or steep slopes had fallen from higher elevation under the action of gravitational force. 

Colluvial soils, such as talus, have been deposited by the gravity.



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