Exogenic Processes module 4 Quiz

Which among the following processes is the principal source of the inorganic constituents of soil where most vegetation could not grow?

• Disintegrating

• Mass wasting

• Transporting

• Weathering

Which of the following processes is described as the breaking free of individual mineral grains from a rock?

• Exfoliation

• Oxidation

Which of the following is TRUE about 'soil flow'?

• Avalanche

• Creep

• Fall

• Solifluction

Which of the following processes is involved in the formation of various types of carbonates in rocks?

• Carbonation

• Exfoliation

• Hydration

• Granular disintegration

Which process is the successive expansion and contraction of the outer layers of the rock peeling off from the main rock?

• Exfoliation

• Hydration

Which of the following DOES NOT belong to the group?

• Deposition

• Mass wasting

• Transportation

• Tectonic uplift

Which of the following DOES NOT belong to glaciers or area of accumulation?

• Discharge

• Ice sheets

• Ice shelves

• Valley or Alpine

Which of the following processes DOES NOT belong to the same group as the other three?

• Contraction

• Exfoliation

Which of the following streams transport its sediment load?

• Bed load

• Dissolved load

• Overload

• Suspended load

Which of the following choices is NOT made of shoreline erosion processes?

• Abrasion

• Beach drift

• Corrosion

• Hydraulic