ESS
Grade-4
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Question

The process by which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces is called_________.

  1. Deposition
  2. Shifting
  3. Weathering
  4. Lithification

hintHint:

Weathering is the process of breaking down of rock

The correct answer is: Weathering


    • Weathering is the process of braking down of rock into smaller pieces. 
    • Wind, water, ice , acids , chemicals , plants,  animals,  microbes etc. are the various agents by which weathering takes place.
    • Different landforms like sea arches , stacks ,mushroom rock etc  are formed due to weathering 

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