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प्रश्न
Write whether the statement are true or false. Correct the incorrect one.
The breaking down of rocks into smaller particles is called weathering.
विकल्प
True
False
उत्तर
This statement is True
Explanation:
Weathering is the disintegration, breaking down and decomposition of components in the earth’s crust through the action of natural or other agents. Weathering can occur due to exposure to the earth’s atmosphere. Weathering is controlled and determined by various factors like temperature, rainfall, vegetation and movements of other components in the earth’s crust. Weathering can be mechanical, chemical or biological.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Distinguish between the following pair
Granular disintegration and exfoliation
List any three factors that affect weathering.
What is known as exfoliation? Name the processes involved in it?
Give a technical term for the following:
Expansion of minerals in rocks on coming into contact with rainwater.
What is weathering? Illustrate the process graphically.
What do you understand by the following term:|
Exfoliation
How are the different kinds of soils in Temperate zones formed?
Describe the work of plants as agents of weathering.
Give reasons for the following :
Grassland soils are less acidic than forest soils.
Is weathering essential as a pre-requisite in the formation of soils? Why?