Professional/Europe) – 2025
The process in which, by the actions of wind or water, soil particles are detached and transported.
- ANSWER Erosion
Eroded material suspended in wind or water. - ANSWER Sediment
The deposition of eroded material. - ANSWER Sedimentation
What bears the impact of quantity and quality degradation from erosion? - ANSWER
Receiving Waters
Raindrop impact energy is enough to dislodge surface sediment. - ANSWER Splash Erosion
Rain splash detaching soil particles lifting them up and removing them by shallow "sheets" of
water flowing down the sloped soil surface. - ANSWER Sheet Erosion
, As flow concentrates, small channels begin to form in the soil surface. - ANSWER Rill
Erosion
Runoff cuts rills deeper and wider or several rills join to form a large channel. - ANSWER
Gully Erosion
Channels become unstable due to increased flows or changes in upstream sediment load. -
ANSWER Channel Erosion
Can happen when erosion left unattended. - ANSWER Slope Failure
Erosion due to the influence of climatic forces on the surface of the earth. - ANSWER
Natural Erosion
Natural Erosion + Human Activities - ANSWER Accelerated Erosion
1. Unrestricted development