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What happens when it rains on soil without a vegetational cover?

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Rain water percolates in soil efficiently

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Rain water causes loss of surface soil

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Rain water leads to fertility of the soil

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Rain water does not cause any change in soil

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Solution

The correct option is B
Rain water causes loss of surface soil

When rain falls on soil without vegetational cover it causes soil erosion as the top layer of the soil is eroded by water.

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What happens when rain falls on soil without vegetational cover?

(a) Rainwater percolates in soil efficiently
(b) Rainwater causes loss of surface soil
(c) Rainwater leads to fertility of the soil
(d) Rainwater does not cause any change in soil

Q. What happens when it rains heavily on soil without a vegetational cover?

Q. What happens when rain falls on soil without vegetational cover?

Q. State the geographic term for each of the following processes:
i. The process by which soluble minerals dissolve in rain water and percolate to the bottom, leaving the top soil infertile.
ii. The process by which rain water, flowing in definite paths, removes the top soil, thus causing deep cuts to the surface of the land.

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