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Soil Erosion and Its Prevention

Sheet erosion...

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Sheet erosion is due to _________.

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fast running rivers

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heavy rains

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occasional rains

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wind

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Solution

The correct option is A heavy rains
Sheet erosion is the detachment of soil particles by raindrop impact and their removal downslope by water flowing overland as a sheet instead of in a definite channel.

Hence, the correct option is $B$

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