Question

Choose or find the odd word: Mountain, Valley, Glacier, Coast, Ridge :-
A. Mountain
B. Valley
C. Glacier
D. Coast
E. Ridge

Answer 1

Hint: India is a country in South Asia. It has a diversified topography. Its physical features are vast and unique.

Complete Answer:
- Mountains are normally considered to be steeper than a hill which is formed through tectonic forces. There are three main types of mountains are; fold mountains, fault-block mountains, and volcanic mountains. For example, The Himalayas are the young fold mountains and the recent formed landforms of the Earth.
- A valley is created by running rivers and shifting glaciers.There are three main types of valleys; the V-shaped valley, the flat floored valley and the U-shaped valley. Valleys are extended depressions of Earth's surface and are most commonly drained by rivers. They are created by tectonic activity and are called rift valleys.
- A glacier is a continuous body of massive ice that is constantly moving under its own weight. It features where the expansion of snow outweighs its ablation over many years. It is an annual accumulation of ice, snow, water, rock and sediment that motions under the effect of gravity.
- The coast is the land along a sea. Waves, tides, and currents help create coastlines. The term coastal zone refers to an area where interchanges of sea and land processes arise.
- A ridge is a geographical characteristic consisting of a chain of mountains that form a continual high cliff for some distance. Glaciers are the only geographical body here which can move through water.
Therefore, the correct answer is option, ‘C. Glacier’.

Note:
- Lambert-Fisher Glacier in Antarctica
drains about 8 percent of the Antarctic Ice Sheet.It is the biggest glacier in the world.
- The Siachen in Jammu and Kashmir, near the Karakoram Pass is the longest glacier in the Indian Himalayas and the second largest in the world.