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General Knowledge · Q276

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Competitive Exams · General Knowledge · question 276

Q276

The slow down slope movement of soil and sediment because of frost heaving and thawing is called

A.
solifluction
B.
gelifluction
C.
frost creep
Answer
D.
rockfall

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Frost creep is the slow downslope movement of soil and sediment because of frost heaving and thawing. The process begins with the freezing of the ground surface elevating particles at right angles to the slope.