Soil erosion water  by  Margaret Ochieng

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What is happening in the below image?

The soil has been carried away leaving the tree roots visible.

This is known as Soil Erosion

Soil erosion

This is the eating and wearing away of land by water ,wind  and ice.

Water erosion

This is the removal of soil mass by running water from snow and ice melt and usually transporting it downhill.

What type of erosion is this?

 

Gully erosion

All  types of water erosion

Conclusion on types of erosion by water

Can you be able to identify each type of water erosion in the image below?

Water erosion types are:

Questions

Answers

  1. splash,
  2. rill
  3. gully
  4. sheet erosion 

 

 



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