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प्रश्न
What is the chief characteristic of weathering in tropical climates?
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उत्तर
Tropical climates are noted for distinct dry and wet season and high rate of evaporation. During the rainy season the oxides of iron and aluminium are dissolved in water and mix up with the soil to form laterite soils.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Give geographical reason:
Human activities affect weathering.
Give a technical term for the following:
Peeling off of the outer layer of rock through contraction and expansion.
State and explain the classification of mass movements.
Distinguish between :
Loess and Alluvium.
What are the various factors governing the formation of soil? Which one is the most important and why?
Distinguish between the following :
Erosion and Weathering.
Describe how changes of temperature lead to weathering.
OR
How do changing temperature lead to weathering?
Give a geographical reason:
Human is an agent of weathering.
On the basis of the given points, differentiate between weathering and erosion.
| Weathering | Erosion | |
| Definition | ||
| Causes/Agents | ||
| Effect/Results | ||
| Examples |
Name three types of weathering.
