Question

difference between gulley and sheet erosion

Answer 1

Sheet erosion and Gully erosion are the two common ways by which soil gets eroded.

Sheet erosion - When there is heavy rainfall, the top layer of a soil over large areas get washed away.

When rainwater in a region flows down the slopes making deep and narrow furrows, it is called Gully erosion. Such gullies make the land unfit for cultivation and result in the formation of badlands , as in the Chambal Valley of Madhya Pradesh (India)

Answer 2

Sheet erosion:

• Sheet erosion is the erosion that takes place at the top layer of the soil.
• In sheet erosion, the top layer of the soil gets removed.
• Sheet erosion can take place in plains as well as landslides.
• Sheet erosion can take place because of water or wind.

Gully erosion:

• Gully erosion is the erosion in which gullies are formed.
• This type of erosion usually takes place on hillsides.
• Gully erosion takes place usually because of water.
• Gully erosion takes place when hillsides do not have any vegetation and the soil can be easily removed by the action of water.