Which outcome occurs when glacial meltwater carries highly pulverized rock?

💡 Explanation

The outcome is loess deposit formation due to glacial grinding; the mechanism is aeolian transport. Because meltwater carries fine sediment long distances, wind sorts and redeposits it far from the glacier. Therefore loess forms, rather than striations which are direct ice effects.

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