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प्रश्न
Give geographical reason:
Gases in the atmosphere affect weathering.
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उत्तर
The minerals contained in the rocks react with the gases and moisture in the air like oxygen reacts with iron and causes the rocks to rust and get eroded.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Give geographical reason:
Temperature changes result in physical weathering.
How are erosional plains formed?
Give a technical term for the following:
Peeling off of the outer layer of rock through contraction and expansion.
Describe the chief characteristics of weathering.
What do you understand by the following term:
Landslide
Account for the two types of weathering.
Give a geographical reason:
Oxidation changes the size and colour of the rocks.
Give a geographical reason:
Effect of mass movement will be greater along the western slope of the Sahyadri's than the eastern slope.
A region is having an annual mean temperature of 5°C and an annual rainfall of 1000 mm. Can you comment upon the weathering and the type with the help of the following questions? Discuss in class.
- Which type of weathering will be dominant here?
- Where will such a region be found?
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.
