Principles of Environmental Science

William P. Cunningham, University of Minnesota
Mary Ann Cunningham, Vassar College

Environmental Geology and Earth Resources

Multiple Choice Quiz


1	Which type of rock is formed from solidified lava or molten magma?
		A)	sedimentary
		B)	metamorphic
		C)	igneous
		D)	mineral


2	Which type of rock is formed when loose grains of other rock are consolidated by time and pressure?
		A)	sedimentary
		B)	metamorphic
		C)	igneous
		D)	mineral


3	Materials that a developed nation uses but cannot produce itself are
		A)	called strategic metals and minerals.
		B)	exported by less-developed nations.
		C)	stockpiled by industrial nations.
		D)	all of the above
		E)	b and c are correct


4	Which process uses a cyanide solution to extract gold from ore?
		A)	heap-leach extraction
		B)	smelting
		C)	evaporite mining
		D)	strip mining


5	___________ are caused by the sliding of one rock mass over another.
		A)	Volcanoes
		B)	Earthquakes
		C)	Landslides
		D)	Barrier Islands


6	Which of the following is associated with volcanoes?
		A)	Nuees ardentes
		B)	sulfuric acid
		C)	mudslides
		D)	all of the above

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