Answer the following question given this paragraph: 

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?.


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


A:
erosion