Top soil washed away by water flowing as a sheet down a slope is:
AGlacial erosion
BSheet erosion
CGully erosion
DWind erosion
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Sheet erosion
1. Water spreads over a large area.
2. It removes the top layer evenly.
3. This is sheet erosion.
_Source: NCERT Class 10 Geography, Contemporary India II, Chapter 1, Resources and Development._
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