Soil Conservation

Erosion removes topsoil through:

• Wind

• Tree planting

• Earthworms

• Water runoff

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

In this type of water erosion, there is loss of thin uniform layers of soil over a full field

• Ephemeral

• Gully

• Sheet

• Streambank

• Rill

In this type of water erosion, there are  channels / depressions that form in the same place each year

• Ephemeral

• Gully

• Sheet

• Streambank

• Rill

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

______ catch and hold water to slow erosion.

• Wetlands

• Windbreaks

• Terracing

In the United States, it is estimated that soil is being lost ___ times greater than it is being formed naturally.

• 3

• 5

• 7

• 10

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

In this soil conservation method, farmers disturb soil and plant cover as little as possible

• Crop rotation

• Conservation tillage

• Contour plowing

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3