Answer to Question #202892 in Geography for Ntando Hlubi

Question

B)Which one of the following statements on the slope characteristics of landscape and/or weathering is false?

(1) weathering breaks rocks into smaller pieces of varying sizes and is the first step in soil formation.

(2) steeper slopes are more difficult to cultivate than gentler slopes.

(3) erosion is usually less rapid and less intense along steep slopes than along gentler slopes.

(4) even the gentlest slope provides potential energy to move at least some material downward.

(5) material moves downward along slopes through mass movements and/or soil erosion.

Answer 1

Statement (3) is false.