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erosion
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Erosion | Erosion is the transport of rock or soil in on of the three ways: Wind. Water. Ice. |
Weathering | Weathering is the actual breakdown of the material. |
Transports | Transports rock or soil fragments downstream. Fragments are carried or rolled along the bottom of a river. |
Fast | Fast water erodes rock or soil quickly. |
Waves | Waves transport rock fragments quickly along beaches. |
Wind Erosion | Wind erosion occurs every where, but much more in desert climates wind carries small fragments away slowly over time. |
Beach | Beach sand dunes are forms of erosion Wind moves sand onto and off beaches. |
Dust Bowl of 1930 | This is when erosion moved the dusty soil and destroyed much of the great plains of the united states which farmers were using for crops. |
Vegetation | Vegetation is plant, trees, shrubs, and flowers. |
Windbreaks | Windbreaks are now planted to stop soil erosion. |