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प्रश्न
Name any two slow movements of mass wasting.
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उत्तर
Slow movements of mass wasting a be divided into two
main types — Creep and Solifluction.
Creep: The slow downhill movement of debris is called soil creep.
Solifluction: The water mixed with soil forms clay which moves as a thick viscous fluid.
संबंधित प्रश्न
What is known as mass wasting?
What is known as Sheet Wash?
On what factors does the weathering depend?
How are the different kinds of soils in Temperate zones formed?
What do you understand by the following term:
Weathering
What do you understand by the following term:
Landslide
How does frost action cause weathering?
Give reasons for the following :
Climate is the most important factor of soil formation.
Give reasons for the following :
Grassland soils are less acidic than forest soils.
On the basis of the given points, differentiate between weathering and erosion.
| Weathering | Erosion | |
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