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प्रश्न
Give reasons for the following:
Earth’s movements have modified the Earth’s surface.
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उत्तर
The surface of the earth is undergoing constant change. Some of these changes take place all of a sudden as in the case of volcanic eruptions and earthquakes but most of them are gradual and slow. Due to these changes, the sediments which were originally deposited in horizontal layers are found tilted bent broken and twisted. In certain regions, the structures which were once at sea-level in the Baltic Sea are now well above the water. Recently it has been found that the larger part of the coast of Scandinavia is rising relative to sea-level but that of the Southern extremity is sinking. Along some coasts, submerged forests and various human structures show that the land has not only risen but at places, it has also submerged. All this has happened or is happening due to the Earth’s movements. Thus we find that the Earth’s movements have modified the Earth’s surface.
संबंधित प्रश्न
How are volcanoes formed?
What is‘magma’?
What is the following:
Spine or plug
What is the following:
Caldera
What is the following:
Mud volcanoes
Distinguish between the following pair of terms associated with vulcanicity:
Lava and Magma
Distinguish between the following pair of terms associated with vulcanicity:
Fissure-type Volcanoes and Central-types Volcanoes
Distinguish between the following pairs of terms associated with the crustal movement of the earth:
Graben and Horst
Name one useful feature of vulcanicity other than soil fertility.
Assertion (A): The Pacific Ocean includes two thirds of the world’s volcanoes.
Reason (R): The boundary along the Eastern and Western coast areas of the Pacific Ocean is known as the Pacific Ring of Fire.
