Practice mode Soil Science

What is the wearing away of the land surface by wind, water, ice or other geological agents called?

Correct answer C. Soil erosion

Explanation

Erosion is the detachment and transport of soil and rock by moving water, wind, ice or gravity. Accelerated soil erosion removes the fertile topsoil and lowers productivity.

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