Windblown deposits of mineral-rich dust and silt are called
a.
moraines
b.
loess
c.
sediment
d.
glaciers

B. Loess

Explanation:

a loosely compacted yellowish-gray deposit of windblown sediment of which extensive deposits occur, e.g., in eastern China and the American Midwest.

The answer is B.

true. earthquakes are felt whenever there is a slip around a fault in the rocks below the earth. this reorientation of faults create sesmic waves and is known as earthquake, the severity of which is measured in richter scale. these are more prominent in hilly regions as the rocks usually form faults to balance the pressures on it.