Ukuguguleka kuyinqubo yemvelo idwala, inhlabathi, noma ezinye izinto zokwenziwa kancane kancane zigqokwa ngenxa yezici ezahlukahlukene zezemvelo, njengamanzi, songa, iqhwa, namandla adonsela phansi. Ukuguguleka kuyinqubo ehamba kancane futhi eqhubekayo engadala izinguquko ezibalulekile ebusweni bomhlaba ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Ama-ejenti aphambili e-erosion anamanzi, songa, neqhwa. Ukuguguleka kwamanzi kwenzeka lapho imvula, umfula, noma amagagasi olwandle ahlanze inhlabathi nokudonswa kusuka endaweni eyodwa kuya kwenye. Ukuguguleka komoya kwenzeka lapho imimoya enamandla ithatha bese ihambisa i-sediment, okuholela ekwakhekeni kwesihlabathi sesanti nezinye izici ezibaziweyo zomoya. Ukuguguleka kwe-glacinacial kwenzeka lapho amashidi eqhwa namaqhwa eqhwa ahamba phezu komhlaba, Ukuqothula izigodi nokubumba isimo sendawo.
Ukuguguleka kungaba nemiphumela emibi nemibi emvelweni. Ohlangothini oluhle, ukuguguleka kungadala izindawo ezintsha, njenge-canyons nezigodi zomfula, futhi ingasiza ukusabalalisa inhlabathi evundile ezindaweni ezintsha. Ohlangothini olubi, ukuguguleka kungadala ukulimala kwezakhiwo ezenziwe ngabantu, njengezakhiwo namabhuloho, futhi kungaholela ekulahlekelweni kwenhlabathi evundile, Okungaba nemithelela ebalulekile kwezolimo nokukhiqizwa kokudla.
Imisebenzi yabantu, njengokuqothulwa kwamahlathi, ukwakha, nezimayini, futhi kungafaka isandla ekuguguleni ngokususa izimila eziqinisa inhlabathi nokwandisa inani lomhlabathi oveziwe osuselwa ekuguguleni. Ukuguguleka ngokweqile kungadala izinkinga ezinzima zezemvelo, Njengokonakaliswa kwenhlabathi, ukugwema, nokungcoliswa kwamanzi.
Sekukonke, ukuguguleka kuyinqubo yemvelo edlala indima ebalulekile ekubumbeni indawo yomhlaba, Kepha futhi kungaba yinkinga ebalulekile yemvelo lapho kwenzeka ngezinga elikhulu ngenxa yemisebenzi yabantu noma kwezinye izinto.