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Question
Define weathering and describe the chief characteristics of weathering.
Solution
Weathering is the process of breaking down of rocks but not its removal. It is described as disintegration or decomposition of rock in size by natural agents at or near the surface of the earth.
Chief characteristics of weathering are :
The disintegration of rocks, chemical change in rocks, change in the surface of the land, the formation of soil, several processes involved in weathering like temperature and weather change and reactions, transportation of rock material from one place to another resulting in the formation of large plains like Northern plain of India.
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