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A flood is an event where water moves onto an area of land where there isn't normally water. Erosion is the process by which rock fragments are carried away to other locations. Floods can causes erosion, but they don't always, nor are the necessary.
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∙ 10y agoAn earthquake is the shaking of the earth caused by the shifting of techtonic plates. A flood is caused by an abundance of water, or the failure of control systems to contain that abundance of water (e.g., NOLA during Hurricane Katrina).
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Flooding is the overflowing of water bodies due to excessive rain falls.
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Erosion is the washing away of top soil nutrients by water or wind.
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What problems does the manner by which you interact with nature bring?
flood,erosion and other that humans that .......
What are five landforms formed by river erosion?
Through erosion, a river creates valleys, waterfalls, flood plains, meanders, and oxbow lakes.
What is the difference between erosion and leaching?
Leaching is a type of weathering- not erosion
What causes rapid changes?
1. Flood 2. Volcano Eruption 3. Earthquakes 4. Erosion
Difference between erosion and transportation?
Erosion refers to the process wherein soil and rock particles are worn away and moved elsewhere. Transportation, meanwhile, refers to the processes by which sediments or other substances are moved along.
What is the difference between weather and erosion?
the difference between weathering & erosion is quite simple weathering breaks down and erosion carries it away like a blow dryer
What is the difference between erosion and wind erosion?
what is the difference between gravitational erosion and wind erotion? what are the similarities betwen the two? give examples of what happens during these occurrences
What is the difference between glacial erosion and water erosion?
Glacial erosion is caused by ice, while water erosion is caused by liquid water.
Comparison between inundation and flooding?
what is the difference between flood & inundation
What is the difference between gravitational and wind erosion?
what is the difference between gravitational erosion and wind erotion? what are the similarities betwen the two? give examples of what happens during these occurrences
Is there any difference between erosion and weathering of rocks?
erosion reqiures movement and weathering doesnt
What type of erosion is most likely to occur during a flood?
soil erosion
What type of erosion most likely to occur during a flood?
soil erosion
What is the difference between a tornado or flood?
A Tornado is swirly fast wind, a flood is rising water levels...
What is the difference between flood and flash flood?
Flash flood comes and goes really quick. A flood takes longer and takes longer to go away.
What effects does soil erosion have on the environments?
flood
What does water cause?
weathering, Erosion, Flood
