One kind of water erosion is splash erosion. Splash erosion is the effect of raindrops splashing against bare soil. As the raindrop hits a small explosion happens, breaking apart soil particles. Puddling can drown plants because there is a lack of sufficient aeration. A third type of water erosion is sheet erosion.
Sheet erosion is uniform loss of soil from the surface.
Living in Wyoming we've seen the wind blow, we've also had dirt and dust in our eyes. This is called wind erosion. About 2.9 tons of soil per acre is lost due to wind with cultivated row-crop agriculture. Wind erosion is a bigger problem in the Great Plains area, this includes Wyoming. Soil erosion is a problem that must be controlled.