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प्रश्न
Distinguish between the following :
Erosion and Weathering.
अंतर स्पष्ट करें
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उत्तर
Erosion :
- Erosion includes the work of weathering away of rocks of the earth.
- It involves motion.
- River, glacier, wind are its main agents.
Weathering :
- Weathering is the breaking of rocks by elements of the atmosphere.
- It involves no motion.
- Temperature, frost, wind, plants and animals are its main agents.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Give geographical reason:
Human activities affect weathering.
What are exogenic forces?
Give a technical term for the following:
Expansion of minerals in rocks on coming into contact with rainwater.
What is a badland topography?
What do you understand by the following term:|
Oxidation
What do you understand by the following term:
Landslide
Account for the two types of weathering.
Give a geographical reason:
Temperature is the main factor behind granular weathering.
Give a geographical reason:
Slope is a major factor in mass wasting.
It is weathering that is responsible for bio-diversity on the earth. How?
