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How does soil erosion change the soil?

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Erosion is the movement of weathered(broken down by water, wind, etc.) material. Soil erosion changes soil because it takes away nutrients from it. This in-turn makes the soil unhealthy which affects it's living organisms such as plants. This can affect us because when we eat the plants that are from the unhealthy soil, we are receiving less nutrients.

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Soil erosion also changes the soil by simply removing it. Many tons of soil are lost every year due to erosion by wind or water. This soil may end up at the bottom of the ocean, or other places where it will never do anyone any good.

Soil that is well-rooted with perennials like grass or trees, etc. does not erode. Erosion is mostly due to the practice of tillage in farming. Low-tillage, or no-tillage methods of farming greatly reduce the losses of soil due to erosion.

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