Final Science Quiz Part 2

Sediments are transported or moved from their original source by a process called what?

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Weathering

• Compaction

What type of rock is formed from the cooling and solidification of magma beneath the earth’s surface?

• Intrusive Igneous Rock

• Extrusive Igneous Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

What type of rock forms as a result of volcanic activity at or near the earth’s surface?

• Intrusive Igneous Rock

• Extrusive Igneous Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

What are layers of rock called?

• Strata

• Sediments

• Fossils

• Minerals

List three metallic minerals.

List three nonmetallic minerals.

Natural processes and/or human activities may have affected the patterns of change in global temperatures over the past century, leading to the current rise in Earth's mean what?

• Surface temperature

• Ocean levels

• Atmospheric pressure

• Wind patterns

Natural processes may include factors such as changes in what?

• Incoming solar radiation, the greenhouse effect, or volcanic activity

• Ocean currents, wind patterns, or tectonic shifts

• Animal migration, plant growth, or soil erosion

• Human population, urban development, or industrialization

Define Urban Heat Island Effect.

• The air temperature in urban environments is higher than in rural environments.

• The air temperature in rural environments is higher than in urban environments.

• The air temperature is the same in both urban and rural environments.

• The air temperature fluctuates more in urban environments than in rural environments.

Explain why urban areas average warmer temperatures than rural areas.