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Granite Peak is an example of an eroded _____ that formed the base of the Grand Teton Mountains.-laccolith
-dike
-batholith
-sill

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Answer: Granite Peak is an example of an eroded batholith that formed the base of the Grand Teton Mountains.

>Batholiths  are large emplacement of igneous intrusive (also termed as plutonic) rock that is created from cooled magma deep in the Earth's crust

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the answer is
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dams are man made...winds, they blows the soil away which causes erosion..rivers, they also cause erosion because when they flow, they carry the soil in the direction they r going n ump it somewhere else.

but plants, plants help breaks down soil n even makes more because the roots goes into the rocks n craks it up blah blah..and they hold the would from moving, like grasses do


I dont think my explanation was that good but I hope I helped a bit :)

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