Question

Compared to the time in Earth's history before humans appeared, rates of soil erosion are _____. . . about the same. faster. slower. more unpredictable

Answer 1

Compared to the time in Earth's history before humans appeared, rates of soil erosion are faster.

Step-by-step explanation:

Soil erosion is described as the wearing apart of topsoil. Topsoil is the top covering of soil and is the abundant fertile because it includes the several natural, nutrient-rich minerals. One of the foremost reasons for soil erosion is water erosion, which is the waste of topsoil because of water. Every year, around 75 billion tons of soil is disintegrated from the land—a rate that is about 13–40 times as quick as the typical rate of erosion. Almost 40% of the world's farming land is severely diminished.

Answer 2

The answer is faster. Nowadays, rates of soil erosions are much higher that they were in Earth history before humans appear. This is because human activity in the latest thousands of years significantly contributed to the soil erosion. Such human activities are deforestation, urbanism, pollution, etc.