GK
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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the wearing down of rocks by wind and water.
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The breaking of the Earth’s crust that causes a fault.
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The movement of weathered materials by wind, ice or water.
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The mixing of weathered rock with decayed plant and animal material.
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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. A similar process, weathering, breaks down or dissolves rock, but does not involve movement.
Detailed explanation-2: -Erosion is the physical removal and transportation of weathered material by water, wind, ice, or gravity.
Detailed explanation-3: -Erosion is the process by which soil and rock particles are worn away and moved elsewhere by gravity, or by a moving transport agent – wind, water or ice.
Detailed explanation-4: -Q. Which of the following best describes the relationship between weathering and erosion? Weathering breaks down rock while erosion carries it to a new location.