Endogenic, Exogenic, and Geomorphic Processes

Q. What do you mean by denudation?

1. It is an external stimulus that creates landforms on the surface of the Earth.
2. It is an internal force that acts from inside the Earth to cause changes in earth's topography.
3. It refers to the wearing away of Earth materials that causes a certain levelling of the surface.
4. It is a physical disintegration or chemical decomposition of rocks through the actions of various elements of weather and climate.

Q. Which of the following is a correct statement regarding geomorphic processes?

1. Ocean formation process is also called geomorphic process.
2. The movement of tectonic plates are called geomorphic processes.
3. The internal and external processes of land formation and deformation are collectively called geomorphic processes.
4. Sea floor spreading is the result of geomorphic process.

Q. Forces that act on the surface of the Earth due to some natural agents like wind, water, or glaciers are called ______________ processes.

1. exothermic
2. isogenic
3. endogenic
4. exogenic

Q. Which of the following plates collided to form the Himalayas?

1. African plate
2. Arabian plate
3. Indian plate
4. Eurasian plate

Q. _________ is the cause for land form development.

1. Internal pressure
2. Both a and b
3. External pressure
4. Earth movement

Q.

what type of relief features are formed by the converging and diverging tectonic plates ?

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