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on Earth
•The term "geological processes"
describes the natural forces that shape
the physical makeup of a planet.
1. Exogenous (external)
2. Endogenous (internal)
EXOGENOUS PROCESSES
- This process occur on or near the surface of the
Earth.
Example:
* Soil cracks because of extreme heat and
drought. In some cases water, wind or ice may abrade
or scrape rocks or soil.
Examples of weathering
b. Chemical Weathering
• The process by which rocks breakdown by
chemical reaction.
• In this process, new or secondary minerals develop
and sometime replace the original properties of the
minerals in the original rocks or soil.