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प्रश्न
Give a technical term for the following:
Peeling off of the outer layer of rock through contraction and expansion.
उत्तर
Exfoliation
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Give geographical reason:
Temperature changes result in physical weathering.
What is known as exfoliation? Name the processes involved in it?
State and explain the classification of mass movements.
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.
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 |
What do you understand by the following term:
Soil profile
What do you understand by the following term:
Landslide
Describe how changes of temperature lead to weathering.
OR
How do changing temperature lead to weathering?
Explain the following terms.
Bases
Give a geographical reason:
Oxidation changes the size and colour of the rocks.
