SSC
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Which of the following best describes the physical process of erosion?
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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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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following best describes the physical process of erosion? The wearing down of rocks by wind and water.
Detailed explanation-2: -Erosion is the physical removal and transportation of weathered material by water, wind, ice, or gravity. Mass wasting is the transfer or movement of rock or soil down slope primarily by gravity.
Detailed explanation-3: -Erosion is a mechanical process, usually driven by water, wind, gravity, or ice, which transports sediment (and soil) from the place of weathering. Liquid water is the main agent of erosion. Gravity and mass wasting processes (see Chapter 10, Mass Wasting) move rocks and sediment to new locations.
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