GENERAL GEOLOGY

GEOLOGY

GEOMORPHOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Energy that comes from within the earth that can change the relief of the earth’s surface is called____
A
Folds
B
Fault
C
endogenous
D
fault
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The energy emanating from within the earth is the main force behind endogenic geomorphic processes. This energy is mostly generated by radioactivity, rotational and tidal friction and primordial heat from the origin of the earth.

Detailed explanation-2: -Endogenic forces are the pressure within the earth, also known as internal forces. Such internal forces contribute to vertical and horizontal motions and lead to subsidence, land upliftment, volcanism, faulting, folding, earthquakes, etc.

Detailed explanation-3: -In geology, endogenous refers to all the processes that are produced in the interior of the Earth (and other planets). It is commonly referred to the process that takes place in the mantle or the core of the planets but that can have subsequent effects on the surface of the planet.

Detailed explanation-4: -In geology, exogenous processes come from forces on or above the Earth’s surface. Processes caused by forces from within the Earth are endogenous processes. Exo is a prefix meaning “out", and endo is a prefix meaning “in". Many exogenous (extraterrestrial) forces are caused by other bodies in the Solar System.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer: Endogenic processes or geomorphic movements or simply endogenic movements are large-scale motions on the earth’s crust or surface caused by forces emerging from deep below the earth’s surface.

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