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प्रश्न
What is weathering?
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उत्तर
Breaking up of rocks by agents related to atmosphere.
संबंधित प्रश्न
What is gradation? Describe the two processes involved in gradation.
Give one example of rapid mass movement.
Give a technical term for the following:
Peeling off of the outer layer of rock through contraction and expansion.
Distinguish between :
Loess and Alluvium.
What do you understand by the following term:|
Oxidation
Match the following pairs correctly:
| A | B |
| (a) A soil formed at a place or a particular site | Alluvium |
| (b) Over a long period of time this soil become mature | Transported soil |
| (c) It is most fertile soil when renewed every year | Podzol |
| (d) This soil is found is cool or cold humid areas | Residual |
Account for the two types of weathering.
Describe the work of plants as agents of weathering.
A region is having an annual mean temperature of 5°C and an annual rainfall of 1000 mm. Can you comment upon the weathering and the type with the help of the following questions? Discuss in class.
- Which type of weathering will be dominant here?
- Where will such a region be found?
It is weathering that is responsible for bio-diversity on the earth. How?
