Look at the picture below and identify the type of soil erosion shown in it.

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(a) Sheet erosion

(b) Rill erosion

(c) Gully erosion

(d) Wind erosion

Answer: 

So the correct answer is - (c) Gully erosion

Explanation :

  •  It is a type of water erosion that occurs when runoff water cuts deep channels or gullies into the soil.
  • Gully erosion can cause land degradation and loss of soil fertility.
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Davneet Singh has done his B.Tech from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He has been teaching from the past 14 years. He provides courses for Maths, Science, Social Science, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science at Teachoo.