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Question
What do you understand by the following term:
Soil profile
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Solution
The vertical cross section of soil is called soil profile.
RELATED QUESTIONS
Write whether the statement are true or false. Correct the incorrect one.
The breaking down of rocks into smaller particles is called weathering.
Distinguish between the following pair:
Weathering and erosion
Distinguish between the following pair
Granular disintegration and exfoliation
What is known as oxidation?
Rewrite the following sentence, choosing the right word from the options given below:
_______is produced by the decayed organic material, including dead leaves, stems roots, living bacteria, fungi, worms, and other organisms.
Define the following term briefly:
Soil texture
Describe how changes of temperature lead to weathering.
OR
How do changing temperature lead to weathering?
Give reasons for the following :
Grassland soils are less acidic than forest soils.
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?
Are physical and chemical weathering processes independent of each other? If not, why? Explain with examples.
