Sheet erosion is caused by the force of raindrops impacting on bare soil (Ellison 1944) and dislodging particles of earth. This force is dependent on the speed of fall (a function of the length of fall and the wind-speed) and the weight (a function of the diameter of drops).

Intense rainfall and conventional tillage practices coupled with poor soil structure and steep slopes are the main drivers of soil erosion. Soil erosion leads to losses in soil and crop productivity, pollution of land and water resources, and a loss of farm income.

The agents of soil erosion are the same as the agents of all types of erosion: water, wind, ice, or gravity. Running water is the leading cause of soil erosion, because water is abundant and has a lot of power. Wind is also a leading cause of soil erosion because wind can pick up soil and blow it far away.

One of the important crop that is usually grown along with other crops is gram. This is because it has good soil holding capacity and prevents soil erosion.

Sheet Erosion: Uniform removal of the top soil just like a sheet. It is resulted because of water flow.

Sheet Erosion: When the vegetation cover of an area is removed, the rainwater instead of seeping into the ground washes down the slope. A complete layer is carried along with water in a larger area. It is called sheet erosion.

Water moves quite evenly with a similar thickness over a surface and is known sheet flow & is the major factor for sheet erosion. That is, water flows in the form of sheets in large quantities and erodes the soil.

Sheet erosion is common in recently plowed fields and bare ground where the substrate, typically soil, is not consolidated. The resulting loss of material by sheet erosion may result in the destruction of valuable topsoils.

Sheet erosion, detachment of soil particles by raindrop impact and their removal downslope by water flowing overland as a sheet instead of in definite channels or rills. Sheet erosion commonly occurs on recently plowed fields or on other sites having poorly consolidated soil material with scant vegetative cover.

Sheet erosion occurs as a shallow ‘sheet’ of water flowing over the ground surface, resulting in the removal of a uniform layer of soil from the soil surface. Sheet erosion occurs when rainfall intensity is greater than infiltration (sometimes due to crusting). Soil particles are only transported not detached.

Different Soil Erosion Causes

• 1) Sheet erosion by water;
• 2) Wind erosion;
• 3) Rill erosion – happens with heavy rains and usually creates smalls rills over hillsides;
• 4) Gully erosion – when water runoff removes soil along drainage lines.
• 5) Ephemeral erosion that occurs in natural depressions.

Soil Erosion Caused by Water: 6 Types

• Type # 1. Splash Erosion:
• Type # 2. Sheet Erosion:
• Type # 3. Channel Erosion:
• Type # 4. Water Fall Erosion:
• Type # 5. Marine Erosion:
• Type # 6. Landslide or Slip Erosion:

Here are 4 tips that should help you perfect your pronunciation of ‘erosion’:

1. Break ‘erosion’ down into sounds: [I] + [ROH] + [ZHUHN] – say it out loud and exaggerate the sounds until you can consistently produce them.
2. Record yourself saying ‘erosion’ in full sentences, then watch yourself and listen.

Most river erosion happens nearer to the mouth of a river. On a river bend, the longest least sharp side has slower moving water. Here deposits build up. On the narrowest sharpest side of the bend, there is faster moving water so this side tends to erode away mostly.