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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WikipediaEarth science, four spheres sentence (Hydrological and Oceanic Processes)Quote, Earth science, four spheres sentence (Hydrological and Oceanic Processes)
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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