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False. More runoff can actually lead to more erosion, as the increased water flow can carry away soil particles and contribute to erosion.
True. More runoff can lead to increased erosion by carrying more sediment and pollutants away with it. This can be particularly problematic in areas with minimal vegetation or exposed soil.
Runoff causes sheet erosion which means removing a thin sheet of topsoil.
Heavy rain showers in deserts can cause significant erosion because the dry, compacted soil in deserts has low infiltration rates. This means that the water does not soak into the ground easily, leading to surface runoff. The rapid flow of water can pick up and carry away large amounts of sediment, causing erosion in the process.
Chemical weathering is not a means of water erosion. Water erosion is primarily caused by physical processes such as water flow, abrasion, and transportation of sediment. Chemical weathering involves the breakdown of rocks through chemical reactions, which does not directly contribute to the physical removal of material by water.
False. More runoff can actually lead to more erosion, as the increased water flow can carry away soil particles and contribute to erosion.
True. More runoff can lead to increased erosion by carrying more sediment and pollutants away with it. This can be particularly problematic in areas with minimal vegetation or exposed soil.
Runoff causes sheet erosion which means removing a thin sheet of topsoil.
Runoff is best described as the movement of excess water over land surfaces, often resulting from precipitation. It can lead to erosion, flooding, and transport of pollutants and sediments into water bodies.
Deforestation means to cut down most of a forest for its' timber. It causes rapid rain runoff and erosion.
the runoff means's the same thing as ground water
Urbanization generally means more impermeable surfaces, like concrete. This increases the amount of runoff (rain going to rivers) which means an increase in the amount (and velocity) of discharge.
Heavy rain showers in deserts can cause significant erosion because the dry, compacted soil in deserts has low infiltration rates. This means that the water does not soak into the ground easily, leading to surface runoff. The rapid flow of water can pick up and carry away large amounts of sediment, causing erosion in the process.
The prefix in "erosion" is "e-" which means "out" or "away".
Erosion
Both weathering and erosion can break down rocks into smaller fragments by a number of means.
Erosion is bad for animal life, since silt gets into rivers, making them dirty and bad to drink, and also if there is erosion, that means there aren't a lot of plants, which means not a lot of habitat/food.