What is exogeny?
Q: What is exogeny?
A: Exogeny refers to coming from the outside, such as influences on a planet or object from its environment.
Q: What are some examples of exogenous forces?
A: Examples of exogenous forces include the Moon causing tides in Earth's oceans, impacts from comets and meteoroids changing the surface of the Earth, radiation from the Sun affecting surface temperature and plant life, and storms of solar particles that would otherwise strip away the ozone layer.
Q: What does "endo" mean?
A: Endo is a prefix meaning "in", so it refers to things that come from within itself.
Q: What are three main endogenous geological processes?
A: The three main endogenous geological processes are folding, faulting, and volcanism. These take place mainly along plate boundaries.
Q: How does erosion affect Earth's surface?
A: Erosion mostly affects Earth's surface by precipitation such as rain and snow, and by wind. It can cause major landform features over time.
Q: How does the Sun influence Earth?
A: The Sun has many effects on Earth including providing radiation which affects surface temperature and plant life, shielding us with its magnetic field against solar wind particles that would otherwise strip away our ozone layer, and sometimes creating aurorae near poles at night.
