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The rain wears tiny particles off of rocks and carries them down a slope.
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What natural forces cause erosion?
Rainfall, Water, Wind, Ice, and Gravity
In deserts when do streams typically cause the most erosion?
after brief and heavy rainfall
What are the causes of soil erosion in the Philippines?
Over-cultivation is the biggest cause of soil erosion in the Philippines. A secondary cause is the amount of rainfall the country receives.
How does rain cause erosion?
Rainfall can cause erosion both when the rain hits the surface of the Earth, called splash erosion, and when raindrops accumulate and flow like small streams. Rivers - Rivers can create a significant amount of erosion over time. They break up particles along the river bottom and carry them downstream.
Does soil erosion cause landslides?
Water causes the soil to soften up and become slippery, causing landslides. In addition, excessive rainfall leads tobsuper-saturated soil, which cannot hold up against gravity. Gravity in one form or another is the main cause of landslides, and too much rainfall weakens the soil's sub-structure.
What kind of erosion begins when runoff rainfall flows in a thin layer over the land?
Soil erosion.
How do sediment and erosion effect farming?
Erosion is worse when farms are in areas with high rainfall or severe drought.
What caused the heavy soil erosion in Italy?
heavy rainfall
Water erosion begins when runoff from rainfall flows in a thin layer over the land in a kind of erosion called?
Sheet erosion
How do canyons mountains and cliffs usually change after the amount of the rainfall dramatically increases?
When rainfall increases erosion increases, wearing away the mountains and cliffs and filling in the canyons with the products of erosion.
Why is contour plowing?
used to prevent soil erosion and conserve rainfall.
Why is plows used?
used to prevent soil erosion and conserve rainfall.
