Question

C. Short Answer Type Questions :

1. What is the difference between erosion and deposition?

2. Write a short note on the volcanoes. Also draw a diagram.

3. What are the endogenic and exogenic forces?

4. What are the ox-bow lakes and meanders?

5. How are the floodplains formed?​

Answer 1

Answer 1.

The difference between erosion and deposition:

Erosion removes sendiment from a land whereas deposition adds sendiment to the land.

Ans 2. A volcano is a opening in the earth's crust through which lava volcanic ash and gases escape beneath a volcano, a liquid magma containing dissolved gases rises through cracks in the earth's crust

Ans 3. The forces working over the earth's surface are known as exogenic forces while, those working within the earth's surface are called endogenic