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Types of changes on the surface of the Earth made by solar energy or gravity
What are external geological processes?
The combination of changes that rocks experience due to the effect of the atmosphere, water and living things
What is weathering?
The process which moves materials resulting from weathering
What is erosion?
The process in which rock fragments are deposited into layers called strata
What is sedimentation?
The movement of the sediments to areas where they are deposited
What is transportation?
An area where sediments accumulate, like lakes, river valleys, deltas and sea floors
What is a sedimentary basin?
The type of rock, its structure or its geological history, and how it influences relief
What is lithology?
A process of erosion which occurs when material being transported wears away at a surface over time
What is abrasion?
The process in which the transport agent separates rock fragments by size
What is grain selection?
This controls the agents that shape relief by determining whether water, vegetation or animals exist in certain areas
What is climate?
The upper layer of earth in which plants grow, a black or dark brown material typically consisting of a mixture of organic remains, clay, and rock particles
What is soil?
A variety of different landforms caused by differing types of weathering
What is geodiversity?
Precariously balanced blocks of granite on top of each other
What are tors?
An isolated flat-topped hill with steep sides, found in landscapes with horizontal strata
What is a mesa?
A large, round igneous rock commonly found on the Iberian peninsula
What are granite boulders?