Categorias: Todos - erosion - weathering

por Tatyana Stefanova 10 meses atrás

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Exogenic processes

Various geological processes shape the Earth's surface, each leaving distinct landforms. Aeolian processes involve wind activity, creating features such as barchans and star-dunes through deflation and deposition.

Exogenic processes

Exogenic processes

Aeolian processes and landforms

Aeolian depositions
Star-dunes
Barchans
Ergs
Deflation
Wind corrosion

Glacial processes and landforms

Drumlins
Moraines
Pyramidal peak
Trough valleys
Cirque

Erosion

Landforms made by running water
Meanders
Alluvial planes
Woterfalls
Defiles
Canyons
Gorges

Abrasion

Sea terraces
Firths
Lagoons
Beaches
Wave-cut notch
Cliffs

Karst Landforms

Formation of caves
stalactones
stalagmites
stalactites
Surface carst
sinking stream
limestone pavement
sinkhole

Weathering

Massmovement
Rockfall
Mudflow
Landslip
Landslide
biological weathering
chemical weathering
mecanical weathering