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Weathering and Mass Wasting — Geography STD 11 Commerce / Arts — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 Commerce / ArtsGeographyWeathering and Mass Wasting8 Marks
Question
Study the following schematic diagram. It shows the relationship between speed of material and moisture content. Read the index, and answer the following questions.

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(A) Fast (B) Slow (C) Dry (D) Wet
(1) Creep (2) Slide (3) Fall (4) Flow
(1)What will happen when the weather conditions are dry?
(2)When will a flow occur?
(3)When will a creep occur?
(4)Now can you enumerate the factors which affect mass wasting?

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Answer

(1)There will not be moisture content hence speed of material will be low.
(2)Flow will occur when the moisture content as well as speed of material will be high.
(3)Creep will occur when speed of material will be slow.
(4)Factors such as gravity, slope of land, climate of region, amount of water, material and structure of the rock affect mass wasting.

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