Q: Runoff is likely to cause more what if the land is bare?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

Runoff is likely to cause more erosion if the land is bare. Plants help hold the soil in place. The runoff water in Figure below is brown because it eroded soil from a bare, sloping field. Can you find evidence of erosion by runoff where you live? What should you look for?.

 Choices:

- abrasion

- sediment

- weathering

- erosion


A:
erosion