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runoff is what causes erosion, because as the water runs down the slope it carries with it the particles of material that form the slope
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What can runoff cause?
Erosion.
What is erosion and how does it affect the lithosphere?
Erosin is just runoff! the runoff affect the lithosphere
What does runoff do?
Runoff causes sheet erosion which means removing a thin sheet of topsoil.
How does runoff prevent erosion?
The term "runoff" (precipitation that collects and then flows out of an area) is a major factor in erosion, not a preventive action.Sometimes runoff can be limited, or otherwise prevented from carrying away soil (e.g. dams and sills that only let water over the top).
Water erosion begins when runoff from rainfall flows in a thin layer over the land in a kind of erosion called?
Sheet erosion
What can runoff cause?
Erosion.
What is erosion and how does it affect the lithosphere?
Erosin is just runoff! the runoff affect the lithosphere
How does runoff erode land?
water runoff causes erosion by beating the surface of the land
What does runoff do?
Runoff causes sheet erosion which means removing a thin sheet of topsoil.
What is the type of erosion created in a valley by the runoff of a large thunderstorm?
Gully Erosion
Can plants roots cause erosion?
They help prevent erosion by controlling runoff.
How can people reduce rain runoff and erosion?
Plant vegetation.
Does more runoff generally mean less erosion?
true
What kind of erosion begins when runoff rainfall flows in a thin layer over the land?
Soil erosion.
What two processes all soils to wash into the oceans?
Erosion is one. Deforestation contributes to runoff and erosion.
How does runoff prevent erosion?
The term "runoff" (precipitation that collects and then flows out of an area) is a major factor in erosion, not a preventive action.Sometimes runoff can be limited, or otherwise prevented from carrying away soil (e.g. dams and sills that only let water over the top).
Water erosion begins when runoff from rainfall flows in a thin layer over the land in a kind of erosion called?
Sheet erosion
