By not leaving bare soil exposed and covering it with vegetation such as grasses, crops, shrubs and trees.
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Weathering is the breaking down of rock and erosion carries it away. Both of them contribute in some way to the formation of new soil.
The type of water erosion that forms larger channels down a steep slope is called gully erosion. Gully and rill erosion are the dominant types of water erosion in the world.
False. Erosion control should begin before the first evidence of erosion. When building bridges over waterways, construction contractors are already devising ways to control erosion so the bridge does not fall into the water later on.
It depends on the density of the soil. If the soil is compacted or stepped on or moist of dry the amount of soil in 1m x 1m x 1m is going to vary. The density of loose soil is about 1200 kg per m3