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प्रश्न
Give one example of rapid mass movement.
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उत्तर
Rapid mass movement includes large amount of debris, soil, boulders and rock pieces etc, e.g. landslides and sheet erosion or displacement of the upper rock strata in large amount to uncover the rocks lying below.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Which is the most important effect of weathering?
What is known as Sheet Wash?
Describe the chief characteristics of weathering.
Distinguish between:
Weathering and Denudation
On what factors does the weathering depend?
What do you understand by the following term:|
Carbonation
What do you understand by the following term:
Soil texture
Give a geographical reason:
Slope is a major factor in mass wasting.
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?
