Unit 3 Review

Unit 3 Review

Earth as a System

Multiple Choice

A landform that is formed at the mouth of a river, where the river flows into an ocean.

• lake

• river

• delta

• beach

Multiple Choice

The process that breaks rocks down.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• landform

Multiple Choice

Which agent of erosion forms beaches?

• wind

• water

• gravity

• glaciers

Multiple Choice

Planting vegetation in the ground would most likely PREVENT THIS from happening.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• delta

Multiple Choice

Which agent of erosion forms sand dunes?

• wind

• water

• gravity

• glaciers

Multiple Choice

Which sphere contains most of Earths mass in rocks, metals, magma, sand, dust, and ASH.

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

• cryosphere

• geosphere

• biosphere

Multiple Choice

Which agent of erosion causes landslides?

• wind

• water

• gravity

• glaciers

Multiple Choice

A tree takes in CO2 and releases oxygen during the carbon cycle. What spheres are interacting?

• atmosphere and hydrosphere

• atmosphere and geosphere

• biosphere and geosphere

• biosphere and atmosphere

Multiple Choice

Where is the ozone layer located?

• troposphere

• exosphere

• thermosphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

Multiple Choice

Weathering in which the mineral composition of the rock changes.

• mechanical weathering

• chemical weathering

• physical weathering

• permeable weathering

Multiple Choice

The process the carries weathered material around the Earth.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• landform

Multiple Choice

The greenhouse effect is a good thing.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a greenhouse gas?

• nitrogen

• carbon dioxide

• hydrogen

• oxygen

Multiple Choice

Global warming and climate change is a good thing.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

Which layer of the atmosphere contains weather?

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

• exosphere

Multiple Choice

The process that breaks rocks apart when water freezes and expands, then thaws in the cracks.

• abrasion

• release of pressure

• frost wedging

• plant growth

Multiple Choice

Which effect can we expect to see if global warming continues?

• a hole in the ozone layer

• melting of ice caps

• a decrease in sea levels

• shorter hurricane seasons

Multiple Choice

The wearing away of rock by rock particles carried by water, ice, wind, or gravity.

• acid rain

• carbonic acid

• abrasion

• animal actions

Multiple Choice

Gravity can cause major changes in landscapes by moving large amounts of sediment. Which of the following is considered mass movement by gravity?

• Relief

• Plain

• Landslide

• Peninsula

Multiple Choice

Mountains are huge rocks that can never be changed by processes of weathering and erosion over millions of years.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT an effect of global warming?

• Melting of polar ice caps.

• Flooding to coastal areas.

• Extinction of species.

• A hole in the ozone layer.

Multiple Choice

Which type of solar radiation do greenhouse gases trap in the atmosphere?

• x-rays

• infrared rays

• ultraviolet rays

• gamma rays

Multiple Choice

When Joe saw the Rocky Mountains for the first time, he exclaimed, "These mountains are much YOUNGER than ours back East!" Which feature supports his conclusion that the Rockies were relatively young mountains?

• Their sedimentary layers are still exposed

• They have rounded tops

• They have sharp peaks

• Weathering has not yet hardened the rock