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Exogenetic Processes Part-2

Every solved example, exercise, and miscellaneous question — in the order the textbook teaches them. · 16 questions

Exercise

16 q
  1. Rewrite the correct statement:
    Ex Q1(1)
    The temperature range helps the wind in its work.
  2. Ex Q1(2)
    River’s work is more prominent than other agents of erosion in desert regions.
  3. Ex Q1(3)
    The work of groundwater is effective in the area with soft rocks.
  4. Ex Q1(4)
    The work of wind is not limited like river, glacier or the sea waves and takes place everywhere.
  5. Correct and rewrite the incorrect statements:
    Ex Q2(1)
    The ice on the lateral side of the glacier moves faster than the ice at the base.
  6. Ex Q2(2)
    The depositional work by rivers happens because of gentle slope, reduced speed and transported sediments.
  7. Ex Q2(3)
    A river flows at a faster speed than the glacier.
  8. Ex Q2(4)
    The speed of the glacier is more on both the banks than in the middle.
  9. Ex Q3
    Identify the wrong pair: (1) Deposition - V–shaped valley (2) Transport - Ripple Marks (3) Erosion - Mushroom Rocks
  10. Ex Q4
    Identify and name the landforms in the following diagrams.
  11. Ex Q5
    Complete the following table by classifying the landforms according to their agents of erosion. (waterfall, delta, cirque, arête, barchans, moraine, pothole, mushroom rock, sinkholes, beach, pillars, lagoons)
    RiversWindGlacierSea WavesGroundwater
  12. Answer the following questions in brief.
    Ex Q6(1)
    List the landforms that are a result of the erosional work of the rivers.
  13. Ex Q6(2)
    Which agent is responsible for formation of stalactites and stalagmites and where are they formed?
  14. Ex Q6(3)
    List the landforms that are produced by the depositional work of the sea waves.
  15. Ex Q6(4)
    Name the types of moraines.
  16. Ex Q7
    Observe the following picture carefully. Identify the landforms formed by different agents of erosion. Number them with pencil here and write their names in the sequence in your notebook.