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The Changing Earth
Social Science · Kerala SSLC (Class 10) · English Medium · 28 questions and answers
Sample questions
- Q: What are Earth movements?
- A: Earth movements are the movements that cause the ups and downs on the Earth's surface. They are endogenic (caused by internal forces) or exogenic (caused by external forces).
- Q: What are the two types of forces that change the Earth's surface?
- A: They are endogenic (internal) forces and exogenic (external) forces.
- Q: What are endogenic forces?
- A: Endogenic forces are forces that act from within the Earth, such as earthquakes, volcanoes and the movement of plates, which build up landforms.
- Q: What are exogenic forces?
- A: Exogenic forces are forces that act on the surface of the Earth, such as weathering and erosion by rivers, wind, glaciers and waves, which wear down landforms.
- Q: What is weathering?
- A: Weathering is the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces at their place by the action of temperature, water, air and living things, without being carried away.
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