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What is rain washing away soil from a hillside?
erosion
Is erosion a process in the water cycle?
in a way .when water comes down in the form of precipitation it leads to processes such as erosion which is the washing away of the upper soil layer by rain water.
How do rocks get warn away by the rain?
Erosion and it eroded away
When soil is washed or worn away by rain and wind?
When there's nothing holding the soil together. IE trees. The term is erosion. The washing away of topsoil so that nothing grows properly.
How does Terrace farming decrease soil erosion?
Terrace farming are step-like features. These step-like are usually cut out of mountainous areas. Using these method, it prevents rain from washing away soil, hence preventing soil erosion.
How do trees or plants on a hill help control erosion?
Their roots help bind the soil together, while their canopies lessen the affect of heavy rain washing away the surface of the hill.
What does contour plowing do for fields?
Contour plowing helps prevent or minimize soil erosion from rain. Helps keep the soil from washing away when it rains, because the furrows are on the same level.
Is soil erosion caused by global warming?
No, soil erosion is caused by wind, water and rain washing or blowing away topsoils, or causing mudslides and the like. Cutting down trees often encourages soil erosion as the roots give up trying to hold the ground together.
What can help stop dune erosion?
Planting grass and other seaside vegetation will slow erosion. The roots help to bind the sand together making it more difficult for wind and rain to erode the dunes.
How does a seed get scattered by rain?
By washing the seeds away the soil.
How do rivers change as they get further away from its source?
Erosion and rain cause it
Why is soil erosion caused by rain?
because rain is a part of the 4 agants water is one of them and rain will take dirt away
