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The processes that take place on or near the surface of the earth that makes the surface wear away. They cause degradation and wearing away of the Earth's surface.
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- The main types of exogenic processes are weathering, mass wasting, erosion, sedimentation.
- Weathering is the breaking down of rocks to form soil. They can be physical, chemical or biological.
- Erosion is the transportation of rock debris by geomorphic agents like running water, the wind, waves etc.
- Deposition is the end result of erosion.
- Sedimentation is the process of leaving sediment anywhere because of larger mass at the bottom level.
