Question

Q4. Identify the type of weathering from the given description (a) Some animals live inside the grounds by making burrows. (b) The rock rusts. (c) Water which has accumulated in the crevices of the rocks freezes. Consequently, the rock breaks. (d) The pipes supplying water in colder regions break. (e) Sand formation
occurs in deserts​

Answer 1

a) Some animals live inside the grounds by making burrows.
Answer : Biological weathering.

(b) The rock rusts.
Answer : Oxidation.

(c) Water which has accumulated in the crevices of the rocks freezes. Consequently, the rock breaks.
Answer : Action of frost.

(d) The pipes supplying water in colder regions break.
Answer : Mechanical weathering.

(e) Sand formation occurs in deserts.
Answer : Mechanical weathering.