Aira Joy Magsino

Grade 12 Sapphire (ABM)

EXOGENIC PROCESS
1. Weathering
Weathering describes the breaking down or dissolving of
rocks and minerals on the surface of the earth. Water, ice,
acids, salts, plants, animals, and changes in temperature
are all agents of weathering. Weathering often divided
into the processes of mechanical and chemical
weathering. Mechanical weathering or physical
Mechanical Weathering weathering involves the breaking down of rocks and soil
through direct contact with atmospheric conditions, such
as heat, water, ice and pressure. Chemical weathering
involves the direct effect of atmospheric chemicals
biologically produced chemicals also known as biological
weathering in the breaking down of rocks, soils and
minerals.
Chemical Weathering

2. Mass Wasting

Mass wasting is the mass movement of rocks and soil. It is

the step that follows weathering and it is also a
degredation process. The driving force of mass wasting is
gravity. Landslides, falls and flows are the different types
of mass wasting process. Landslide are sudden fast
Slides Falls movement of cohesive mass of soil, rocks or regolith. Falls
can be rocks or debris. Rock falls occur when a piece of
rock or mass of rocks become dislodged and makes free
fall along a steep cliff while debris fall is a similar to rock
fall, except that it involves a mixture of soil regolith,
vegetation and rocks. Flows may be slurry flows or
granular flows.

Flows
3. Erosion and Transportation

Erosion is the process of transporting weathered

sediments by agents of erosion to different places.
Running water is the primary agents of erosion on earth.
Splash erosion, sheet erosion, gully erosion, valley
erosion, bank erosion, coastline erosion, seaside cliff
erosion are the types of water erosion that affects
landforms. Materials are transported in four distinct
Erosion and Transport
ways, solution, suspension, traction and saltation. There
are factors that affect the transportation of particles.
These include particle weight, size, shape, surface
configuration, medium type, resistance of particles to
cohesions and other environmental factors.

4. Disposition

Disposition is the aggradations or accumulation of

weathered sediments to create different landforms.
Disposition is a consequence of erosion. The erosional
agents lose their velocity and energy on a gentle slopes
and materials. It is not a work of any agents because it
is just a result of erosion.
Disposition