Solutions to Erosion

What does the word prevent mean?

• To help start

• To help stop

• To give instructions

• Things that come from the earth

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What are natural resources ?

• To help start

• To help stop

• To give instructions

• Things that come from the earth

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What do farmers do to help block water from flowing down the hill?

• Plow curved rows of fields on hills

• Build buildings to block the water

• They do nothing

• They build a fence

Why should farmers keep fields planted?

• For people to take pictures in the fields

• They should not keep fields planted

• A plant's roots help hold dirt in place, so it doesn't wash away with the rain

• Plants work together to make a wall for the rain

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What is another new idea to catch water from the rainfall to prevent water erosion?

• Farmers use dirt to prevent water from going through

• Farmers use paper to prevent water and dirt going through

• Farmers use bricks to prevent the water from going through

• Farmers use fabric or straw to prevent dirt going through with the water

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What is wind erosion?

• Wind can blow across dry land and pick up dirt

• Wind can stay in one place at a time

• Wind moves only in areas with water

• Wind erosion doesn't exist

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What is one solution to prevent wind erosion?

• Put a pond in place to direct the wind to a different place

• Plant wind barriers, such as long rows of trees or shrubs

• Plant windmills to take the wind different places

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A farmer tries to slow down erosion on the land. A nearby river floods. It carries away good soil from the farm. Wind blows the soil away.

What could the farmer do to help stop the soil from blowing away?

• Build a windbreak

• Cut down trees

• Build a levee

• Dig a tunnel

What could a farmer do to slow water erosion?

• Build a windbreak

• Cut down trees

• Build a levee

• Dig a tunnel

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What is the main purpose of this concrete wall?

• It blocks wind

• It stops flooding

• It protects the road

• It causes weathering