Exogenic Processes - These processes are considered as very destructive and responsible for degradation and sculpting the Earth's surface., Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, and Biosphere - Exogenic Processes maintain links with?, Sheet Erosion - Is the removal of thin layers of soil by rain., Rill Erosion - The removal of soil by the action of running water., Gully Erosion - If Rill Erosion is not kept under control, it creates gullies, which are deeper and wider., Transportation - The movement of materials across the Earth's surface by water, wind, ice, or gravity., Traction, Suspension, and Saltation - Transportation may be done through these three, Traction - Dragging, Suspension - Being Carried, Saltation - Bouncing, Deposition - The dumping of materials by wind, water, ice, or gravity is known as?, Sedimentary Environment - The are where the sediments are deposited, Glacial, Mountain Stream, Mountain Front, Desert, Lake, and River Environment - Six types of Sedimentary Environment:, Glacial Environment - Refers to areas where glaciers and ice sheets are found, Mountain Stream Environment - Turbulent streams that can carry sediments like boulders and cobbles during flood, forming thick gravel and boulder layers., Mountain Front Environment - Flat area at the base of a mountain, where a stream loses its energy and decreases in velocity., Desert Environment - Where wind carries sand and silt materials, Lake Environment - Lake margins where streams deposit coarse sediments, River Environment - Flat areas where rivers are slow moving and commonly carry and assortment of pebbles, sand, silt, and mud., Gravity - Is a force that tries to pull two objects toward each other., Mass Wasting - Continuous rainfall weakens the soil, causing its particles to become loose., Landslides - Can be triggered by Erosion, Earthquake, and Human Activities such as mining., Fall, Slide, and Flow - Three classifications of landslides:, Fall - Is the falling off of pieces of rock downslope. , Steep slopes or cliffs - Fall commonly happens on?, Slide - Happens when a part of soil or rock becomes weak and moves down on a slope., Flow - Occurs when rock materials are soaked with water and move downslope as a sticky fluid., Relief - The difference in elevation between two places; creates slopes; gravity pulls materials from higher elevations to lower elevations., Slope Stability - The balance between the downslope force caused by gravity and the resistance force due to friction; slope failure occurs when the downslope force is greater., Fragmentation and Weathering - Intact rock is held together by chemical bonds within minerals, by mineral cement, and by interlocking of grains, while fragmented rock is held only by friction between fracture planes or by weak electrical charges between grains.,

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