exogenic processes

Geologic processes that shape the earth due to

forces at or above the surface.

exo – ancient Greek ἔξω (éxō, “outer, external”)

 erosion
Once sediments are separated from the rocks, through
weathering, erosion is the process that moves the sediments.
erosion by surface water

surface water includes runoff and streams

erosion by streams

depends on the velocity of the

water:
fast water erodes more
material than slow water
erosion by streams
erosion by streams
erosion by streams
 deposition
Materials are deposited at a certain location.
deposition
sediment transport
particle sizes:
• dissolved load: dissolved ions
are carried in the water all the
way to the ocean
• suspended load: carried as
solids
• bed load: too large to be carried
as suspended load; bumped and
pushed along the stream bed
deposition by streams
deposition by flood waters
 groundwater
erosion and deposition
groundwater erosion
 groundwater deposition
caves. likely to be found in limestone where groundwater has gone down
 waves
erosion and
deposition
wave erosion
The bigger the waves are and the more sediment they carry, the
more erosion they cause.
wave deposition
wave deposition
shoreline protection
 winds
erosion and
deposition
sediment transport
wind erosion. DEFLATION
wind erosion. ABRASION
wind erosion. DESERT VARNISH
wind deposition. SAND DUNES
wind deposition. SAND DUNES
wind deposition. LOESS
wind deposition. SEAFLOOR MUD
 glaciers
erosion and deposition
glacial
erosion.
glacial erosion. VALLEY GLACIERS
glacial erosion. HANGING VALLEY
glacial erosion. CIRQUE
glacial erosion. ARÊTE
glacial erosion. HORN
glacial deposition.
glacial deposition. ERRATICS
glacial deposition. GLACIAL TILL
glacial till. MORAINE
glacial till. DRUMLIN
glacial till. ESKER
glacial till. KETTLE LAKE
glacial deposition. VARVE