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**This answer refers to Australia
When the first settlers arrived in Australia, their aim was to farm the land. With them they bought their European farming methods. These methods didn't work for the harsh Australian climate.
They cleared the land and left it barren for a small amount of time. When they went to replant some crops they noticed that some of the top soil had disappeared. They found a small pile of soil further down the field. This is where the first erosion occurred. It was not until later that they discovered it was from them ploughing their fields to deeply. That is why these days farmers are more careful with the depth they plough their fields at.
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How does erosion increase?
Erosion increases when there is a flood and when land is plowed and there is no cover crop that would prevent wind erosion.
What are three different types of erosion?
The four types or mechanisms of erosion are rill erosion, gully erosion, stream bank erosion, and sheet erosion. In sheet erosion a thin layer of the surface is removed. In rill erosion, small rivulets of running water gather together and cut small channels. In gully erosion, rills enlarge to form bigger channels too large to be removed by normal tillage. Finally, streambank erosion is the washing away of soil from banks of streams and rivers. Erosion is a natural, continuous process, but agricultural practices can speed erosion, resulting in lost soil, lost soil fertility, air pollution, and water pollution. Wind and water are the main agents that move soil.
What is erosion of metal?
erosion is the process which are not available in my mind .hu lalaaa
Which type of erosion moves the most sediment on the earth's surface?
Glacier Erosion
What does slow erosion mean?
erosion is when the rock or soil falls and make a slope
What is the driving force for erosion?
the driving force for erosion is , when bad things come out of driving that involves erosion.
Does most Sediment come from weathering?
No, it is erosion.
Why does erosion happen before deposition?
Without erosion of particles, deposition (depositing) would have no particles to deposit. So erosion must come first.
Where sediment come from?
Sediments come from the erosion of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks.
Are both weathering and erosion a form of tectonic forces?
No. Tectonic forces are from within the earth. Weathering and erosion come from the atmosphere.
Where did the white quartz sand on Florida beaches come from?
erosion
Where did sedimentary deposits come from?
Sedimentary deposits came from and still come from the weathering and erosion of surface features and from the deposition of the remains of organisms.
Where did sediment come from?
Sedimentary rocks are formed from the erosion of different material from tops of mountains and hills. Sedimentary rocks are formed by the build up and ensuing consolidation of sediments into different types of rocks.
Sand and other pieces of rock are moved by erosion and settled by deposition?
Almost correct.Sand and other pieces of rock are removed by erosion, and transported by wind or water to the point at which they come to rest and are deposited.
What are types of erosions?
There is water erosion, wind erosion, ice erosion, basically anything that breaks down earth materials is erosion.
What effect does overgrazing have on soil?
erosion..it ware's down the soil and whenever floods come in mudslides are possible
What is the wearing away of the earth's surface?
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