Describe the forces that result the topography of the earth.
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gravity and erosion are the forces
Gravity and Erosion are major factors that affect the Earth's topography.
- Gravity and Erosion change the shape of the surface of Earth
- Topography can be defined as the shape of the Earth's surface and Earth's physical features.
- It is constantly being reshaped by erosion, weathering, and deposition.
- Weathering consists of both mechanical and chemical processes that break down a rock.
-The shape and size of rock change due to water, wind in mechanical weathering.
- The processes that create topography are fluvial erosion, mass wasting, and tectonic uplift.
- Gravity can cause deposition and erosion, it makes water and ice move.
- Erosion is defined as a process in which materials are worn away and are transported by natural forces such as water or wind.
- Examples of erosion: river banks, cracks in rocks, caves.
- Examples of Topography: mountains, valleys, rivers, oceans.