External Forces
5. What are the external forces?
The external forces are the external agents that
modify the relief of the Earth through the
process of erosion, transport and deposition.
(Erosión, transporte y sedimentación).
What would you write in each box?
Erosion
Transport
Deposition
6. What external forces modify the relief?
The external forces or erosive agents are:
• Temperature
• Wind
• Rainfall
• Rivers
• Sea
• Glaciers
• Groundwater (aguas subterráneas)
• Living things (plants, animals and human beings)
What external force eroded this rock?
Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Balanced Rock,
Garden of the Gods
Colorado, USA
Boulders - South Island - New Zealand
Bryce Canyon National Park - Utah, USA
White Cliffs of Dover
THE CATHEDRALS´ BEACH (Lugo)
The Giant's Causeway - Northern Ireland, UK
Glacier of Alaska
Bear Glacier, Alaska
Parque Nacional de Ordesa, Aragón
Las Médulas

Unit 2 (part 3): External Forces