Human actions can change the rate at which soil erodes. Which of the following would most likely slow the rate of soil erosion?
A B C D
applying nitrogen-rich fertilizers keeping grasses trimmed short building houses on stilts planting trees along cliffs
Question: Human actions can change the rate at which soil erodes. Which of the following would most likely slow the rate of soil erosion?
(A) applying nitrogen-rich fertilizers
(B) keeping grasses trimmed short
(C) building houses on stilts
(D) planting trees along cliffs

Answer: (D) planting trees along cliffs
Answer: (B) keeping grasses trimmed short
Question: Human actions can change the rate at which soil erodes. Which of the following would most likely slow the rate of soil erosion?
(A) applying nitrogen-rich fertilizers
(B) keeping grasses trimmed short
(C) building houses on stilts
(D) planting trees along cliffs
Answer: (D) planting trees along cliffs