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This dimension names what actually drives a given physical process, water, wind, ice or gravity. Wikipedia's own list of erosion's agents, "rainfall; bedrock wear in rivers; coastal erosion by the sea and waves; glacial plucking, abrasion, and scour; areal flooding; wind abrasion; groundwater processes; and mass movement processes," shows how many different forces can cause the same broad kind of change. Browsing by caused by groups processes that share a common underlying trigger.

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Fluvial Erosion

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Glacial Erosion

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Weathering

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Aeolian Processes

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Glacial Deposition

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Thunderstorm Formation

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Deposition and Sedimentation

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Groundwater Flow

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Atmospheric Circulation

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Karstification

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Atmospheric Convection

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Erosion

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Evaporation

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Headward Erosion

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Volcanism

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Cloud Formation

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Condensation

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Coriolis Effect

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Explosive Eruption

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Flooding

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Geothermal Activity

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Glaciation

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Magmatism

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Orogeny

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Orographic Lift

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Plate Tectonics

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River Meandering

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Seismogenesis

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Sheet Erosion

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Streamflow

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Surface Runoff

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Tropical Cyclone Formation

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Tsunami Generation

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Wave Erosion

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Aquifer Recharge

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Arete Formation

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Badlands Formation

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Bank Erosion

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Barrier Island Formation

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Base Flow

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Basin Formation

Caused By
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Bioaccumulation

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Biomagnification

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Braided River Formation

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Caldera Formation

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Canyon Formation

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Chemical Weathering

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Cirque Formation

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Cliff Retreat

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Crevasse Formation

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Crustal Extension

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Cyclogenesis

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Delta Formation

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Derecho Formation

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Desert Pavement Formation

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Desert Varnish Formation

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Diapirism

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Drainage Basin Formation

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Drumlin Formation

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Dune Formation

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Effusive Eruption

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Endorheic Basin Formation

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Esker Formation

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Eutrophication

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Faulting

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Fjord Formation

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Floodplain Formation

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Foehn Wind Effect

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Fog Formation

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Frost Heave

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Geyser Formation

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Glacial Advance

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Glacial Horn Formation

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Glacial Retreat

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Glacier Mass Balance

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Glacier Surge

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Gully Erosion

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Hadley Cell Circulation

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Hail Formation

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Hanging Valley Formation

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Hoodoo Formation

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Hot Spot Volcanism

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Ice Sheet Dynamics

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Infiltration

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Inselberg Formation

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Island Arc Formation

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Isostasy

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Kettle Lake Formation

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Knickpoint Retreat

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Lahar

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Lava Dome Formation

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Lightning Formation

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Loess Deposition

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Longshore Drift

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Mantle Convection

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Mass Wasting

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Metamorphism

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Microburst Formation

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Moraine Formation

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Natural Arch Formation

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Natural Levee Formation

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Nutrient Cycling

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Ocean Acidification

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Ocean Circulation and Currents

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Ocean Gyre Formation

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Ocean Wave Formation

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Outwash Plain Formation

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Oxbow Lake Formation

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Pediment Formation

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Pedogenesis

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Pingo Formation

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Playa Formation

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Precipitation Formation

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Pyroclastic Flow

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Rain Shadow Effect

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Rill Erosion

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River Avulsion

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River Capture

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Roche Moutonnee Formation

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Salinization

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Saltwater Intrusion

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Sea Arch and Stack Formation

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Sea Breeze and Land Breeze Circulation

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Sea Level Change

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Seiche Formation

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Sinkhole Formation

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Soil Piping

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Speleogenesis

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Spring Formation

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Squall Line Formation

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Storm Surge

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Subduction

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Supercell Formation

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The Carbon Cycle

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Tidal Action

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Tidal Bore Formation

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Tornado Formation

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Trade Wind Circulation

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Ventifact Formation

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Yardang Formation

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Sources
1. Earth science - Wikipedia
WikipediaEarth 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).
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