Which of the following is a stressful environmental condition found in degraded areas of new york city?
a. the soils are more contaminated, compacted, and disturbed.
b. there are too many essential organisms in the soil.
c. surrounding wetlands absorb water too quickly.
d. brownfields tend to be cooler and drier than other areas.

I believe the answer is: a. The soils are more contaminated, compacted, and disturbed.

The number of factories and vehicles in New York cities contributed to the creation of this stressful environmental condition. Waste material that produced by factories along with vehicles emission destroy the natural component (such as water, air, and other nutrients)  that previously exist in the environment.

The best answer would be A. The stressful environmental condition found in degraded areas of New York City is that the soils are more contaminated, compacted and disturbed. The other statements given are the opposite of what is really present on those areas.

The crust rides upon the mantle and is composed of both the oceanic basaltic-plate and the uppermost continental granitic-plate.

Explanation:

The mantle is one of the four layers that form the earth. It is a very hot and dense rock, that is capable of flow. The crust is the outermost layer of the earth and is located just over the mantle. The crust is divided into many plates, that are able to move over the mantle. In fact, the tectonic plates theory is based on the continual movements of the crust and might explain the movement of the different plates, and their directions and interactions. The continental drift theory explains how these movements have been taken place since millions of years ago.

The crust is composed of two layers characterized by different types of rocks. The continental layer, which is the uppermost, is mostly composed of granite. The oceanic layer, on the other hand, is mostly composed of basalt.