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प्रश्न
Besides climatic factors, rock type, and structure, can you think of some more factors that affect weathering?
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उत्तर
Plants, animals, micro-organisms, humans are some more factors that affect weathering.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Assertion (A): In areas of high rainfall, slides are very common.
Reasoning (R): Types of mass wasting movements are dependent on a region's climate.
A: Gravity is a major factor in mass wasting.
R: Gravity pulls all things down to the earth’s surface.
Identify the correct correlation:
A: Assertion; R: Reasoning
A: Surface water helps solifluction.
R: Water table is responsible for the same.
Identify the correct group:
Draw a neat and labelled diagram of Freeze and thaw weathering
Draw a neat and labelled diagram of Biological weathering.
Answer in detail:
Explain with examples the process of weathering happening in Konkan.
In which regions will freeze-thaw weathering not be effective?
See the diagram and answer the following questions:
- Which rock layer has experienced the most weathering?
- Which rock layer has experienced the least weathering?
- What could be the reason behind the difference in weathering?
The satellite images are given in figure A and B belong to the same location but a different timeline. Study the images and answer the following questions.
Figure A
Figure B
- Compare the images and tell what differences do you find in these images.
- In 2019 what does the patch of land going from north-west to south-east signify? Why was it not there in the 2011 image?
- To what extent is the climate of the place responsible for this disaster?
- Which other factors are responsible for the disaster?
