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← GeographyWhich outcome occurs when wind deposits airborne loess?
A)Burial of underlying soil horizons✓
B)Increased weathering via salt crystal growth
C)Accelerated rates of glacial ice melt
D)Amplification of regional seismic waves
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Loess deposition results in the mechanical burial of topsoil horizons beneath layers of fine silt because aeolian transport deposits materials over existing surfaces; therefore, soil horizons are buried, rather than experiencing increased weathering.
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