Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Organisms and Populations

Question:

What is the soil that is transported by gravity known as?

Options:

Eolian

Glacial

Alluvial

Colluvial

Correct Answer:

Colluvial

Explanation:

Soil transported by the gravitational force is called Colluvium soil.

Under the gravitational force, the parent material moves down the slope. Water and wind act as secondary transportation agents responsible for the movement in some cases.

Colluvium is:

Heterogenous

Unsorted material of different particle sizes

Requires little abrasion to round the particles.