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Erosion iiis iithe iiprocess iiwhere iisoil iiparticles iiare ii______________ iior ii____________
iiand iiput iiin iimotion. ii(Unit ii1) ii- iiAnswers ii-Dislodged; iidetached
Sedimentation iiis iithe iiprocess iiwhereby iidetached iiparticles iiare
ii___________________ iielsewhere. ii(Unit ii1) ii- iiAnswers ii-Deposited
Sediment iiis iisolid ii________________ iior ii_______________ iiparticulate iimatter iithat
iihas iibeen iiremoved iifrom iiits iisite iiof iiorigin iiby ii___________, ii_____________, iior
ii______________ iiand iideposited iielsewhere. ii(Unit ii1) ii- iiAnswers ii-Mineral; iiorganic;
iiwater; iiwind; iigravity
Accelerated iierosion iiis iia iispeeding iiup iiof iierosion iidue iito ii___________activity. ii(Unit
ii1) ii- iiAnswers ii-Human
Major iierosive iiforces iiare iiwater iiand ii___________. ii(Unit ii1) ii- iiAnswers ii-Wind
In iisome iiareas, iimore iisoil iiis iilost iifrom ii______________ iierosion iithan iifrom iiwater
iierosion. ii(Unit ii1) ii- iiAnswers ii-Wind
The iieffects iiof ii_____________ iierosion iiare iiusually iimore iivisible iithan
ii_____________ iierosion. ii(Unit ii1) ii- iiAnswers ii-Water; iiwind
The iithree iicategories iiof iioverland iierosion iiare: ii(Unit ii1) ii- iiAnswers ii-Sheet, iirill, iigully
_____________ iierosion iiis iithe iiremoval iiof iia iiuniform iilayer iiof iisoil iifrom iirain-splash
iiand iistorm iiwater iirunoff. ii(Unit ii1) ii- iiAnswers ii-Sheet
The ii____________ iiof iierosion iidefines iithe iidifference iibetween iirills iiand iigullies. ii(Unit
ii1) ii- iiAnswers ii-Depth
The iiphysical iifactors iiaffecting iierosion iiare: ii(Unit ii1) ii- iiAnswers ii-Climate, iivegetative
iicover, iisoils, iislope.
Erosion iiand iisedimentation iimay iicause:
-Loss iiof ii___________ ii_______________
-__________________ iidamage iito iiroads, iibuildings iior iibridges.
, -___________________, iiresulting iiin iireduction iiof iifish ii_______________
ii_________, iireduced ii_____________ iior ii_______________ ii_______________
iicapacity, iiand ii______________ iicosts iito iimaintain ii______________.
-_________________ iiloading. ii(Unit ii1) ii- iiAnswers ii-- iifertile iitopsoil
- iiStructural
- iiDeposition; iispawning iiareas; iichannel; iistorm iidrain; iiincreased; iiturbidity ii
- iiPollutant
The iiclimatic iifactors iithat iistrongly iiinfluence iierosion iiand iirunoff iiare
ii_______________ iiamount, ii_______________, iiand ii________________. ii(Unit ii1) ii-
iiAnswers ii-Rainfall, iifrequency, iiintensity.
Soil iiproperties iiinfluencing iierodibility iiinclude: ii(Unit ii1) ii- iiAnswers ii-Texture, iistructure,
iicohesion, iinatural iidrainage iiclass
Texture iirefers iito iithe ii___________ iior ii_____________________ iiof ii____________
iiof iisoil iiparticles iiin iisoil. ii(Unit ii1) ii- iiAnswers ii-Size; iicombination iiof iisizes
Structure iirefers iito iithe iidegree iito iiwhich iiindividual iisoil iiparticles ii_____________ iito
iieach iiother. ii(Unit ii1) ii- iiAnswers ii-Adhere
Slope ii_________________, ii_____________________, iiand ii___________________
iiaffect iierodibility. ii(Unit ii1) ii- iiAnswers ii-Steepness, iilength, iiand iiroughness.
Sediment iideposition iioccurs iiwhen iisoil-laden iiwind iior iiwater ii____________ iienough
iito iiallow iithe iisoil iiparticles iito iisettle iiout. ii(Unit ii1) ii- iiAnswers ii-Slows
The ii____________, ii_______________, iiand ii________________ iiof iithe iitransported
iiparticles iiinfluence iithe iirate iiat iiwhich iithey iisettle iiout. ii(Unit ii1) ii- iiAnswers ii-Size,
iishape, iiand iidensity.
Smaller, iilighter iiparticles iisuch iias ii__________________ iiparticles iiare iieasily
iitransported iiand iiare ii_____________________ iito iisettle iiout. ii(Unit ii1) ii- iiAnswers ii-
Clay-sized; iislow/difficult
The iiFive iiPrinciples iiof iiErosion iiand iiSedimentation iiControl iiare:
-____________ iithe iidevelopment iito iifit iithe iinatural iisite iiconditions
-Expose iithe ii________________ iipractical iiarea iifor iithe ii_________________
iipossible iitime
-Apply ii__________ ii_________________ iiprevention iipractices iias iifirst iilife iiof
iidefense
-Apply ii___________________ iicontrol iipractices iito iiprevent iioff-site iisedimentation
-Implement iia iithorough ii__________________, ii___________________, iiand
ii_____________________ iiprogram. ii(Unit ii1) ii- iiAnswers ii-- iiPlan
- iiSmallest; iishortest
- iiSoil iierosion
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