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Question
Give a technical term for the following:
Disintegration or decomposition of rock.
One Word/Term Answer
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Solution
Weathering
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Weathering
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RELATED QUESTIONS
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 |
List any three factors that affect weathering.
What is known as Sheet Wash?
What do you understand by the following term:|
Regolith
What do you understand by the following term:|
Oxidation
What do you understand by the following term:|
Humus
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.
Is weathering essential as a pre-requisite in the formation of soils? Why?
Are physical and chemical weathering processes independent of each other? If not, why? Explain with examples.
