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प्रश्न
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?
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उत्तर
- Rock layer C has experienced the most weathering.
- Rock layer B has experienced the least weathering.
- Rock C has a lot of fractures and joints so it got weathered easily. Rock B might have been a hard rock, more resistant, so the weathering process is slow.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
A: Gravity is a major factor in mass wasting.
R: Gravity pulls all things down to the earth’s surface.
A: Freeze and thaw weathering is common in desert areas.
R: Water gets into cracks and breaks the rocks.
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 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?
Besides climatic factors, rock type, and structure, can you think of some more factors that affect weathering?
Can animals and plants also influence weathering? Will that be physical or chemical weathering? Which type of weathering does stone quarrying cause?
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?
