Geomorphic Processes: Changes in the Configuration of the Surface of the Earth

In this quiz, you will find questions related to the geomorphic processes, different types of geomorphic processes, natural factors affecting these processes, etc.

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Which of the following is an example of endogenic forces?

Erosion Volcanism Weathering Balance

Weathering can be defined as ___________

Mechanical disintegration of rocks Disintegration and deformation of rocks with the help of climatic factors Chemical decomposition of rocks All the above

Which of the following is a form of weathering?

Physical Chemical Biological All of the above

In weathering ________

No motion of material takes place Materials move from one place to another The deposition of material takes place None of the above

What do you mean by all Earth materials having a sloping surface?

Soil erosion Landslides Volcanism Slump

Which of the following processes is a degradational process?

Deposition Diastrophism Volcanism Erosion

Which one of the following helps in aerating the soil?

Microfauna Meso fauna Macrofauna All of the above

Debris avalanche can be included in which category?

Landslide Slow flow mass movements Rapid flow mass movements Subsidence

The branch of science that deals with the study of soil is?

Geology

Pedology

Zoology

None of them

Enrichment of water with nutrients, primarily phosphorus, causing abundant aquatic plant growth is known as?

Humification

Diastrophism

Eutrophication

none of these

Vertical section of the soil through all its horizons and extending into the parent material is called?

Soil profile

Rock profile

Mantle

Crustle

The mineral which makes the saline soil useful for crops:

Calcium

Potassium

Gypsum

Silica

Which soil layer is approximately parallel to the soil surface:

Soil horizon

Mantle

Both of them

None of them

The expansion of the salt depends on:

Temperature

Hails

Atmospheric pressure

Winds

Rapid rolling or sliding of earth debris without backward rotation of mass is known as?

Debris slide

Slump

Rockslide

Mudflow

Quiz/Test Summary
Title: Geomorphic Processes: Changes in the Configuration of the Surface of the Earth
Questions: 15
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