Science Day 2-Monday (wind erosion)

What is erosion?

• breaking down rocks into smaller pieces.

• picking up and moving rocks.

(choose 3 answers) Wind ersosion can blow....

• soil

• grass

• sand

• rock

Wind erosion can blow soil away. Why is this bad?

• If soil is blown away it will not look the same.

• If soil is blown away farmers cannot grow crops.

• If soil is blown away the ground will be clean.

Wind erosion that blows sand away happens in...

• dry places (like a desert)

• wet places (like a rainforest)

What happened here?

• Wind erosion caused the town to be burried in sand

• wind erosion helped trees grow