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Finding many igneous rocks near a mountain could indicate the presence of which structures?
a) Fossils
b) Sand dunes
c) Volcanoes
d) Deserts

What is the difference between lava and magma?
a) Both are formed by volcanic processes
b) Both are formed by weathering and erosion
c) Neither is old enough
d) Neither is a solid

Which process is most responsible for the formation of the Grand ?
a) Scouring by continental glaciers
b) Erosion by water
c) Eruptions by explosive volcanoes
d) Cracking of Earth's crust by earthquakes

What is the largest component of soil?
a) Air
b) Water
c) Minerals Weathered rocks
d) Organic Matter

How are weathering and erosion different?
a) There is no difference in weathering and erosion
b) Erosion is the primary cause of weathering
c) Erosion breaks rocks apart and weathering carries away the pieces
d) Weathering breaks rocks apart and erosion carries away the pieces

Which climate conditions normally produce the greatest amount of chemical weathering?
a) Cool and dry
b) Cool and moist
c) Warm and dry
d) Warm and moist

What is the best way to solve coastal erosion?
a) Planting trees
b) Dredging
c) Beach Nourishment
d) Sand bags

When a rock changes from metamorphic to sedimentary rock, what happened?
a) Cementation and compaction
b) Heat and pressure
c) weathering and erosion
d) nothing

Clay soil in North Carolina is red because of which element?
a) Aluminum
b) Carbon
c) Iron
d) Lead

Soil erosion can be prevented by doing what?
a) Removing grass from the steepest slope
b) Building terraces into the sides of a slope
c) Heavily watering the vegetation on the slope
d) Increasing the slope of the land by adding more soil

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