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प्रश्न
Give geographical reason:
Temperature changes result in physical weathering.
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उत्तर
Temperature changes result in expansion and contraction of rocks during day and night resulting in degradation of rocks. In the temperate latitudes the frost shatters the rocks.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Match the column
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Granular disintegration | (i) causes feldspar to become a powdery mass |
| 2. Oxidation | (ii) is common in deserts |
| 3. Carbonation | (iii) is the simplest form of chemical weathering |
| 4. Hydration | (iv) mainly affects limestone regions |
| 5. Solution | (v) results in the rusting of iron |
Which is the most important effect of weathering?
Distinguish between the Structural plain and Depositional plains.
Describe the chief characteristics of weathering.
On what factors does the weathering depend?
What do you understand by the following term:
Landslide
Account for the two types of weathering.
Give a geographical reason:
Effect of mass movement will be greater along the western slope of the Sahyadri's than the eastern slope.
Consider the given statement and choose the right option given below.
- Small streams that join the main river is tributary.
- River Gangas is a tributary.
Which of the above statement is/are the right statement.
It is weathering that is responsible for bio-diversity on the earth. How?
