1. Answer the following questions.
(i) Why do the plates move?
(ii) What are exogenic and endogenic forces?
(iii) What is erosion?
(iv) How are flood plains formed?
(v) What are sand dunes?
(vi) How are beaches formed?
(vii) What are ox bow lakes?
Answers
(ɪ) ᴘʟᴀᴛᴇs ᴍᴏᴠᴇs ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ :- ᴘʟᴀᴛᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜsʜᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴜʟʟᴇᴅ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ sᴜʀғᴀᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴜɴʙᴀʟᴀɴᴄᴇᴅ ғᴏʀᴄᴇ....
(ɪɪ) ᴇɴᴅᴏɢᴇɴɪᴄ :- ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ғᴀᴄᴛᴏʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴀɢᴇɴᴛ sᴜᴘᴘʟʏɪɴɢ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ ғᴏʀ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀʀᴇ ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ...
ᴇxᴏɢᴇɴɪᴄ :- ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ғᴀᴄᴛᴏʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴀɢᴇɴᴛ sᴜᴘᴘʟʏɪɴɢ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ ғᴏʀ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀʀᴇ ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴏʀ ɴᴇᴀʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ sᴜʀғᴀᴄᴇ....
(ɪɪɪ) ᴇʀᴏsɪᴏɴ :- ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴀᴅᴜᴀʟ ᴅᴇsᴛʀᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏʀ ᴅɪᴍᴇɴsɪᴏɴ ᴏғ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ....
(ɪᴠ) ғʟᴏᴏᴅᴘʟᴀɪɴs ᴀʀᴇ ғᴏʀᴍᴇᴅ ᴡʜᴇɴ :- ᴀ ᴍᴇᴀɴᴅᴇʀ ᴇʀᴏᴅᴇs sɪᴅᴇᴡᴀʏs ᴀs ɪᴛ ᴛʀᴀᴠᴇʟs ᴅᴏᴡɴsᴛʀᴇᴀᴍ.....
(ᴠ) sᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴜɴᴇs :- ᴀ ᴅᴜɴᴇ ɪs ᴀ ʟᴀɴᴅғᴏʀᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀs ᴀ ʟᴀʀɢᴇ ᴍᴀss ᴏғ ᴡɪɴᴅ ʙʟᴏᴡɴ sᴀɴᴅ... ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴏɴʟʏ ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ɪɴ ᴅᴇsᴇʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴇɴᴠɪʀᴏɴᴍᴇɴᴛ sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs sᴀʜᴀʀᴀ....
(ᴠɪ) ʙᴇᴀᴄʜ ғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ :- ᴀ ʙᴇᴀᴄʜ ɪs ғᴏʀᴍᴇᴅ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴡᴀᴠᴇs ᴅᴇᴘᴏsɪᴛ sᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ɢʀᴀᴠᴇʟ ᴀʟᴏɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ sʜᴏʀᴇʟɪɴᴇ,, ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴇʙʙʟᴇs...
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