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प्रश्न
Besides climatic factors, rock type, and structure, can you think of some more factors that affect weathering?
उत्तर
Plants, animals, micro-organisms, humans are some more factors that affect weathering.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Identify the correct correlation:
A: Assertion; R: Reasoning
A: Gravity is a major factor in mass wasting.
R: Gravity pulls all things down to the earth's surface.
Identify the correct correlation:
A: Assertion; R: Reasoning
A: Surface water helps solifluction.
R: Water table is responsible for the same.
Identify the correct group:
Draw a neat and labelled diagram of Freeze and thaw weathering
Draw a neat and labelled diagram of Block disintegration.
Draw a neat and labelled diagram of Biological weathering.
In which regions will freeze-thaw weathering not be effective?
Can animals and plants also influence weathering? Will that be physical or chemical weathering? Which type of weathering does stone quarrying cause?
See the diagram and answer the following questions:
- Which rock layer has experienced the most weathering?
- Which rock layer has experienced the least weathering?
- What could be the reason behind the difference in weathering?
The satellite images are given in figure A and B belong to the same location but a different timeline. Study the images and answer the following questions.
Figure A
Figure B
- Compare the images and tell what differences do you find in these images.
- In 2019 what does the patch of land going from north-west to south-east signify? Why was it not there in the 2011 image?
- To what extent is the climate of the place responsible for this disaster?
- Which other factors are responsible for the disaster?
