Question

What are the various mobile and mighty exogenic geomorphic agents and what is the prime job they perform?

Answer 1

The exogenic processes derive their energy from atmosphere determined by the ultimate energy from the sun and also the gradients created by tectonic factors. All the exogenic geomorphic processes are covered under a general term, denudation. The word ‘denude’ means to strip off or to uncover. As there are different climatic regions on the earth’s surface, the exogenic geomorphic processes vary from region to region. Temperature and precipitation are the two important climatic elements that control various processes.

Their prime job includes weathering, mass wasting/movements, erosion and transportation.