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How does wind erosion effect soil?

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The wind isn't so weak as you may think. In the deserts and places the wind shapes the sand and caries small particles of sand through the air. This slowly and effectively changes the shape of structures bit by bit.

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How do wind erosion effect soil?

Wind Erosion effects the soil really really bad it blows away plants and can damage the sand,


What factors can effect soil erosion?

There are 3 very big factors that can have a major effect on soil erosion. These factors are water, ice, and wind.


How does erosion effect wind?

erosion doesn't effect wind, wind causes erosion


What is the movement by wind water or gravity of soil from one place to another called?

This process is called erosion. Water, such as during rainfall or at the banks of a river, can carry soil particles away, often depositing them many miles away or into the ocean. Wind can only carry smaller soil particles, but it too can carry particles several miles away.


Where is soil erosion?

Soil erosion is not the same as soil transfer. Soil erosion is when an element (ie: wind, water) erodes the soil, taking it away. Soil transfer is when an element (ie: wind, water) carries...soil ia a removal of top soil


How are wind erosion and water erosion different?

by wind erosion the soil is carried by the wind. as in a storm, the soil is carried by the wind. by water erosion the soil is carried by the water. as in high tides the soil is taken by the water that come to the shore. as in order to prevent this, we should plant more trees and plants because the roots of these plants hold the soil together.


How is wind erosion and water erosion are different?

by wind erosion the soil is carried by the wind. as in a storm, the soil is carried by the wind. by water erosion the soil is carried by the water. as in high tides the soil is taken by the water that come to the shore. as in order to prevent this, we should plant more trees and plants because the roots of these plants hold the soil together.


What deposits soil by wind?

Erosion.


How does erosion effect soil?

Erosion causes the loss of topsoil. Topsoil from thousand of acres of farmland lost to water and wind erosion each yaer in the united states alone.


Soil erosion can be increased by?

Soil erosion can be increased by wind, water, or over tilling the land.


What is carrying away of rock or soil by wind?

wind erosion


Can water and wind cause the loss of soil that is not protected by plant cover?

Yes, it is called soil erosion. The plant cover reduces soil erosion by water and wind.