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प्रश्न
What is weathering?
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उत्तर
Weathering involves disintegration or decay of solid rock due to a change in temperature and weather and their impact on the composition of the rock.
संबंधित प्रश्न
People have used various farming methods to increase food production. However, in the process, they have stripped the soil of nutrients, leading to its degradation.
Can you suggest some ways by which we can reduce soil degradation?
Match the column
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Granular disintegration | (i) causes feldspar to become a powdery mass |
| 2. Oxidation | (ii) is common in deserts |
| 3. Carbonation | (iii) is the simplest form of chemical weathering |
| 4. Hydration | (iv) mainly affects limestone regions |
| 5. Solution | (v) results in the rusting of iron |
What do you understand by the following term:|
Desilication
What do you understand by the following term:
Landslide
Account for the two types of weathering.
Explain the following terms.
Colloids
Give a geographical reason:
Human is an agent of weathering.
Give a geographical reason:
Effect of mass movement will be greater along the western slope of the Sahyadri's than the eastern slope.
Consider the given statement and choose the right option given below.
- The nature and magnitude of weathering differ from place to place and region to region.
- Granular disintegration takes place due to the action of volcanoes.
- Weathering is a prerequisite in the formation of soil.
Which of the above statement is/are the right statement.
It is weathering that is responsible for bio-diversity on the earth. How?
