SCIENCE 5

Soil Erosion A
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QUARTER 4 WEEK 2
Review:

Enumerate the different agent of Mechanical and

Chemical Weathering?
What do you mean by weathering?

Does weathering causes Soil Erosion?

When rocks are broken down into different
pieces, it does not stay in one place. Some
rock fragments become part of the soil.
Others are transferred from one place to
another.
The movement of rock fragments and
soil from one place to another is called
erosion.

Materials that are transported due to

erosion are called sediments.
Observe the picture below.

What was happened?

Is there a transfer of
soil from one place to
another?
Does landslide usually happen in your
place?

What happen when landslide occur?

Erosion is the process that wears away

surface materials and moves them from one
location to another.
Factors Affecting Soil Erosion

Just like in weathering, there are

different factors affecting soil
erosion. It includes water, wind,
animals, and humans.
Erosion by Water
As water flows, it transports rocks and soil
particles from one place to another. The speed
of flowing water affects the rate of erosion. The
faster the water flows, the farther the erosion
would be. Faster movement of water can cause
many sediments to be carried away by the
water.
As water aids erosion, its color changes
depending on the color of the rock and the soil
particles it carries. For example, water that
flows from a mountain can be brown because of
the soil particles from the mountain that it
carries. Mud left on the ground after flooding is
also evidence of erosion.
Erosion by Wind
As the wind blows, it carries light particles of rocks
and soil, transporting and depositing them in another
place. Strong winds carry the particles of soil to a
distant place.
Wind erosion can take place in an area where the soil
is Not compacted. When the wind blows, the
particles of sand move along with it. Light particles
of soil can easily be blown away by the wind.
Erosion by wind contributes a lot to shaping the Earth's
surface. An example of this is the formation of dunes.
These are ridges of sand formed by the wind and are
usually found in desert or shorelines. Dunes are formed
when the wind blows sand into a secluded area. As sand
accumulates, the dunes grow and vary in shape. An
example of dunes can be found in Ilocos Norte.
Erosion by Animals
Animals also contribute to the transportation of
sediments. When burrowing animals dig the
ground, some rock and soil particles to their
bodies. As they move from place to place. They
carry such particles, too.
Erosion by Human
Although erosion is a natural phenomenon,
humans have a major contribution to the rate of
soil erosion in the environment. Whenever we
walk, the soil clings to our shoes, so the soil gets
transported from place to place.
Other human activities like gardening can also
erosion since soil moves as we dig the ground
When quarrying, the impact created by blasting
rocks and soil particles triggers soil erosion. Huge
volumes of soil and sand also get transported
when they are used in the construction of houses
and other infrastructure.
Directions: Write True if the statement is correct,
write False if not.
______________1. Erosion is the process that
wears away surface materials and moves them
from one location to another. ______________2.
Gardening does not cause soil erosion.
______________3. The faster the running water
is, the farther the erosion would be.
______________4. Light particles of the soil
can easily be carried away by the wind.
______________5. Human is NOT one of the
factors affecting soil erosion.
Quarrying is the process of removing rock, sand,
gravel, or other minerals from the ground to use them
to produce materials for construction or other uses.
So, a quarry is any such working on the surface of the
earth where minerals are extracted.
What do you think is the effect of this human activity
on living things and the environment?
REMEMBER:
 Erosion is the process that wears away surface
materials and moves them from one location to
another.
 There are different factors affecting soil erosion. It
includes water, wind, animals, and humans.
 As water flows, it transports rocks and soil
particles from one place to another.
 As the wind blows, it carries light particles of
rocks and soil, transporting and depositing them in
another place.
 Erosion by wind contributes a lot to shaping the
Earth's surface.
 Burrowing, digging, and movement of animals
transfer soil particles from one place to another
 Humans have a major contribution to the rate of
soil erosion in the environment.
 Other human activities like gardening can also
erosion since soil moves as we dig the ground.
 Quarrying has an impact created by blasting rocks
and soil particles and triggers soil erosion