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प्रश्न
Draw a neat and labelled diagram of Block disintegration.
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उत्तर
Block disintegration:
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संबंधित प्रश्न
A: Gravity is a major factor in mass wasting.
R: Gravity pulls all things down to the earth’s surface.
Identify the correct correlation:
A: Assertion; R: Reasoning
A: Surface water helps solifluction.
R: Water table is responsible for the same.
Identify the correct group:
Draw a neat and labelled diagram of Freeze and thaw weathering
Draw a neat and labelled diagram of Biological weathering.
Besides climatic factors, rock type, and structure, can you think of some more factors that affect weathering?
Can animals and plants also influence weathering? Will that be physical or chemical weathering? Which type of weathering does stone quarrying cause?
See the diagram and answer the following questions:
- Which rock layer has experienced the most weathering?
- Which rock layer has experienced the least weathering?
- What could be the reason behind the difference in weathering?
Study the following schematic diagram. It shows the relationship between the speed of material and moisture content. Read the index, and answer the following questions:
- Fast
- Slow
- Dry
- Wet
- Creep
- Slide
- Fall
- Flow
Question:
- What will happen when the weather conditions are dry?
- When will a flow occur?
- When will a creep occur?
- Now can you enumerate the factors which affect mass wasting?
Think of the reason why landslides should be more frequent in the foothill zone of the Himalayas and Western Ghat region. Why do landslides not occur in Marathwada in Maharashtra or the Maidan area in Karnataka?
