GENERAL GEOLOGY

GEOLOGY

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Term used to describe the wearing away of earth by CHEMICAL and MECHANICAL actions of physical agents.
A
Disintegration
B
Decomposition
C
Denudation
D
Weathering
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Erosion is the geological process in which earthen materials are worn away and transported by natural forces such as wind or water.

Detailed explanation-2: -Denudation is the name for the processes of erosion, leaching, stripping, and reducing the mainland due to removal of material from higher to lower areas like valleys, river valleys, lakes and seas with a permanent filling of low lands.

Detailed explanation-3: -Chemical denudation (or chemical erosion) is defined here as net dissolved mineral mass loss in solution from watersheds and continents, with associated transport via groundwater and rivers to the oceans. There are several important reasons for studying chemical weathering and chemical denudation processes.

Detailed explanation-4: -Denudation involves four sequences or stages, which includes: weathering, erosion, transportation and deposition.

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