GEOLOGY

EARTH SCIENCE

TECTONICS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
the natural removal of rock or soil by water, wind, or ice
A
erosion
B
weathering
C
deposition
D
ice wedging
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. A similar process, weathering, breaks down or dissolves rock, but does not involve movement.

Detailed explanation-2: -If a particle is loosened, chemically or mechanically, but stays in place, it’s called weathering. Once the particle is moved by flowing ice, water, or wind, it’s called erosion.

Detailed explanation-3: -As glaciers spread out over the surface of the land, (grow), they can change the shape of the land. They scrape away at the surface of the land, erode rock and sediment, carry it from one place to another, and leave it somewhere else. Thus, glaciers cause both erosional and depositional landforms.

Detailed explanation-4: -Water and wind cause the topsoil to be removed. This process of carrying of top soil by wind and water is called as soil erosion. Solve any question of Environmental Issues with:-Patterns of problems.

Detailed explanation-5: -surface erosion. fluvial erosion. mass-movement erosion. streambank erosion. 24-Nov-2008

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