Soil Erosion

What is taken away during erosion?

• soil

• water

• trees

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What are the common factors of soil erosion?

• wind and water movements

• plate tectonics

• earthquakes

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What can help protect against wind erosion?

• Rocks

• Sand

• Plants

• People

What happens to soil if no plants are in them and it rains?

• soil erosion

• soil absorbs the water

• soil becomes mud

• soil becomes sand

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The movement of rocks and soil from one place to another is called erosion.

• Weathering

• Erosion

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What is not an agent of soil erosion?

• water

• wind

• animals

• humans

• plastic

How does wind causes soil erosion?

• As the wind blows, it carries light particles of rocks and soil, transporting and depositing them into another place.

• As the wind blows, the particles of rock will be crushed.

• It doesn't cause soil erosion

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How does animal contribute to soil erosion?

• Burrowing animals can carry away soil with their fur and claws

• A chicken that scratches its feet on the ground causes the transport of some soil particles.

• All of the above.

Erosion of rock fragments greatly contributes to soil formation as well as formation of landforms.

• True

• False

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How does water causes erosion?

• When soil is mixed to water, it dissolves

• As water flows, its force transports rocks and soil particles from one place to another.

• It doesn't contribute to erosion