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Question
What do you understand by the following term:|
Regolith
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Solution
It is the loose material created by the weathering of rocks i.e. small pieces of rocks.
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Disintegration or decomposition of rock.
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Peeling off of the outer layer of rock through contraction and expansion.
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Shear plane is the surface on which movement of a landslide takes place as a result of its breaking off.
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