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What is the term used to describe the quantity of soil moved past a point?
What is the term used to describe the quantity of soil moved past a point?
- Soil translocation
- Soil deposition
- Soil loss (correct)
- Soil detachment
Which of the following is not a step for accelerated erosion by water?
Which of the following is not a step for accelerated erosion by water?
- Deposition of transported particles at lower elevation
- Detachment of soil particles caused by flowing water
- Impact of falling raindrops on soil particles
- Transportation of soil particles by watering (correct)
What initiates soil erosion due to water?
What initiates soil erosion due to water?
- Settling of soil particles
- Transportation of soil particles
- Deposition of soil particles
- Detachment of soil particles (correct)
Which process enhances the translocation of soil through splashing during rainfall?
Which process enhances the translocation of soil through splashing during rainfall?
What is the final step in accelerated erosion by water?
What is the final step in accelerated erosion by water?
How are soil particles transported during water erosion?
How are soil particles transported during water erosion?
Which type of erosion involves running water as the most common agent?
Which type of erosion involves running water as the most common agent?
What is the term for erosion that takes place faster than it can be compensated by soil formation processes?
What is the term for erosion that takes place faster than it can be compensated by soil formation processes?
Which of the following is not mentioned as an agent of soil erosion in the text?
Which of the following is not mentioned as an agent of soil erosion in the text?
What is the effect of accelerated erosion on agricultural land?
What is the effect of accelerated erosion on agricultural land?
Which type of erosion is described as a slow process that is compensated by soil formation under natural weathering?
Which type of erosion is described as a slow process that is compensated by soil formation under natural weathering?
What type of erosion occurs when the natural balance between soil, vegetation cover, and climate is disturbed?
What type of erosion occurs when the natural balance between soil, vegetation cover, and climate is disturbed?
Which type of erosion is most often seen in dry areas and involves soil particles being lifted and transported by strong winds?
Which type of erosion is most often seen in dry areas and involves soil particles being lifted and transported by strong winds?
What is the primary action of water responsible for raindrop erosion?
What is the primary action of water responsible for raindrop erosion?
Which type of erosion occurs when soil sticks to the base of large moving glaciers and is transported as the glaciers melt?
Which type of erosion occurs when soil sticks to the base of large moving glaciers and is transported as the glaciers melt?
What can cause huge damage to natural and man-made structures due to mass movement of soil?
What can cause huge damage to natural and man-made structures due to mass movement of soil?
Which type of erosion is responsible for cutting through landforms when strong winds brush against them?
Which type of erosion is responsible for cutting through landforms when strong winds brush against them?
Which action of water erosion leads to the deposition of soil particles in low lying areas after eroding them from higher altitudes?
Which action of water erosion leads to the deposition of soil particles in low lying areas after eroding them from higher altitudes?
