Heavy rocks are easily carried by fast flowing rivers . Why?

Open in App

Solution

Dear student,

The force that is created by the movement of the flowing water is more than the normal force that is exerted by the rock to stay at rest, which is possessed by the rock due to its mass.
Thus, the flowing water is able to overcome the normal force or the rock and the rock can hence be carried away by the flow of the river.

Regards

Suggest Corrections

Similar questions

1) Alluvial soil	A) Weathering and disintegration of volcanic rocks
2) Black soil	B) Sediments carried by the river
3) Laterite soil	C) Formed due to the presence of iron
	D) Heavy rainfall and leached-away minerals

Statement

All hills are rivers

All rivers are rocks

Some rocks are sticks

Conclusions

I. Some sticks are rivers

II. Some sticks are hills

III. Some rocks are hills

Statement

Some hills are rocks

All rocks are mountains

All mountains are rivers

No river is canal

Conclusions

I. All hills are rivers

II. Some rocks are canals

III. Some rivers are canals

Join BYJU'S Learning Program