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प्रश्न
What do you understand by the following term:|
Exfoliation
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उत्तर १
It is the process of scaling off the curved outer shells of the rock. Exfoliated dome-shaped rocks are largely found in great deserts.
उत्तर २
When the rock consists of homogeneous minerals the thin surface layer of rock absorbs heat during the day and expands, while during the night, this surface layer contracts. In a few days the rock breaks up or peels off into layers. This type of weathering is called exfoliation.
संबंधित प्रश्न
What is weathering?
What is known as mass wasting?
Rewrite the following sentence, choosing the right word from the options given below:
_______is produced by the decayed organic material, including dead leaves, stems roots, living bacteria, fungi, worms, and other organisms.
Define the following term briefly:
Soil texture
What do you understand by the following term:
Landslide
What do you understand by the following term:
Soil texture
How does frost action cause weathering?
State the effects of weathering.
Explain the following terms.
Colloids
Give a geographical reason:
Effect of mass movement will be greater along the western slope of the Sahyadri's than the eastern slope.
