Home›Geomorphology›All GeomorphologyBrowse ByAll GeomorphologyReference and ClassificationVerifiedSurface-shaping processes that erode, transport and deposit rock and sediment, the branch of physical geography that explains why the land looks the way it does. Belongs here: erosion, weathering, mass wasting, deposition and sedimentation, karstification, aeolian processes, coastal processes and the rock cycle. Does not belong here: a deep-earth process such as plate tectonics or volcanism that builds the land up from below rather than sculpting its surface, held under Tectonics and Volcanism.FactsAll GeomorphologySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEarth System DomainWell-attestedGeosphere (Lithosphere) 1All GeomorphologyFilter Results57 entriesSubdisciplineAllGeomorphology (World) (57)TimescaleAllCenturies (10)Days (3)Decades (3)Hours (3)Millions of Years (6)Minutes (4)Seconds (2)Thousands of Years (18)Years (23)Process NatureAllCoastal (6)Fluvial (17)Geomorphological (29)Hydrological (5)Caused ByAllAeolian Processes (5)Atmospheric Circulation (1)Chemical Weathering (1)Deposition and Sedimentation (4)Erosion (2)Evaporation (1)Flooding (1)Fluvial Erosion (5)Groundwater Flow (2)Headward Erosion (2)Karstification (2)Longshore Drift (1)River Meandering (1)Sheet Erosion (2)Streamflow (1)Wave Erosion (2)Weathering (6)Part OfAllChemical Weathering (1)Coastal Processes (2)Deposition and Sedimentation (1)Erosion (1)Fluvial Erosion (1)Mass Wasting (5)Mechanical Weathering (2)Rock Cycle (2)Weathering (3)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 50Aeolian ProcessesGeomorphologyAlluvial Fan FormationGeomorphologyBadlands FormationGeomorphologyBank ErosionGeomorphologyBarrier Island FormationGeomorphologyBiological WeatheringGeomorphologyBraided River FormationGeomorphologyCanyon FormationGeomorphologyChemical WeatheringGeomorphologyCliff RetreatGeomorphologyCoastal ProcessesGeomorphologyDebris FlowGeomorphologyDelta FormationGeomorphologyDeposition and SedimentationGeomorphologyDesert Pavement FormationGeomorphologyDesert Varnish FormationGeomorphologyDune FormationGeomorphologyErosionGeomorphologyExfoliationGeomorphologyFloodplain FormationGeomorphologyFluvial ErosionGeomorphologyGully ErosionGeomorphologyHeadward ErosionGeomorphologyHoodoo FormationGeomorphologyHydraulic ActionGeomorphologyInselberg FormationGeomorphologyKarstificationGeomorphologyKnickpoint RetreatGeomorphologyLandslideGeomorphologyLoess DepositionGeomorphologyLongshore DriftGeomorphologyMass WastingGeomorphologyMechanical WeatheringGeomorphologyNatural Arch FormationGeomorphologyNatural Levee FormationGeomorphologyOxbow Lake FormationGeomorphologyPediment FormationGeomorphologyPlaya FormationGeomorphologyRill ErosionGeomorphologyRiver AvulsionGeomorphologyRiver CaptureGeomorphologyRiver MeanderingGeomorphologyRock CycleGeomorphologyRockfallGeomorphologySalt WeatheringGeomorphologySea Arch and Stack FormationGeomorphologySheet ErosionGeomorphologySinkhole FormationGeomorphologySlumpingGeomorphologySoil CreepGeomorphology12Next →Sources1. Earth science - Wikipediatier 2WikipediaEarth science, four spheres sentence (Geomorphology)Quote, Earth science, four spheres sentence (Geomorphology)This branch of science deals with the complex physical, chemical, and biological constitutions and synergistic linkages of Earth's four spheres: the biosphere, hydrosphere/cryosphere, atmosphere, and geosphere (or lithosphere).View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.