Read each item carefully. Choose the best answer and write it on a
separate sheet of paper.
1. What do we call the process of wearing away of surface materials and
moving or displacing them from one place to another?
A. burrowing c. planting
B. erosion d. rainfall
2. When does the wind become a cause of erosion?
A. when farmers plant crops
B. when it breaks the ground
C. when it carries away the dust and rock pieces
D. None of the above.

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3. When does water become an agent of soil erosion?
A. It carries away the fertile layer of the soil.
B. It intensifies farming.
C. It sinks into the soil.
D. It forms landscape.
4. What would be the possible effect of erosion on plants?
A. enough drainage system
B. beautiful landscapes
C. less food production
D. more harvest
5. How does soil erosion affect living things?
A. It destroys fertile land, clogs waterways, pollutes the seas and
rivers.
B. It restores the fertility of the soil.
C. It makes plants grow fast.
D. All of the above.