ENDOGENETIC FORCES
TECTONIC MOVEMENTS
They are divided into-
SLOW OR SECULAR MOVEMENTS
e.g. the raised sea beaches along east coast of India to a height of 15-30 metre above sea level are observed.
VERTICAL MOVEMENTS
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENTS
Folding
Faulting
SUDDEN MOVEMENTS
EARTHQUAKES
Types of Seismic Waves:-
Causes:
Effects:
VOLCANOES
A volcano is a vent or opening through which heated materials consisting of gases, water, lava and fragments of rocks are comes out from the highly heated interior to the surface of the earth.
Classification
Volcanoes are classified under different scheme:
Active volcanoes
e.g. Mona Loa in Hawaii Island,
Mt Etna in Sicily
Dormant volcanoes
e.g. Mt Fuji of Japan,
Karakota of Indonesia
Extinct volcanoes
E.g. Popa Mountain in Myanmar,
Mt. Kilimanjaro of Africa
Products of volcanic Activity
Topography produced by Volcanoes
Cinder Cone: - they are of low height and are formed of volcanic dust, ashes and pyroclastic matter. Its formation takes place due to the accumulation of finer particles around the volcanoes vent.
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5. Can endogenetic forces lead to the formation of new landforms? |
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