Paper I · 4 Geography of India & AP · 4.1.3 Rocks and geomorphology

4.1.3.3 Geomorphic processes: endogenic and exogenic forces, weathering and mass wasting

Endogenic forces from inside the earth build relief, exogenic forces powered by the sun and gravity wear it down, and weathering and mass wasting are the first steps of that wearing down.

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Key terms

  • geomorphic processes
  • endogenic
  • exogenic
  • diastrophism
  • orogeny
  • epeirogeny
  • denudation
  • gradation
  • weathering
  • chemical weathering
  • physical weathering
  • biological weathering
  • exfoliation
  • enrichment
  • mass movement
  • heave
  • flow
  • slide
  • creep
  • solifluction
  • mudflow
  • debris avalanche
  • slump
  • landslide
  • pedology
  • eluviation
  • illuviation

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