Unit 3 Review: Rock Cycle, Water Cycle, and Environment

Which of the following correctly describes erosion?

• The melting of rock into magma

• The compaction of sediment into a large rock

• Igneous rock becoming metamorphic rock

• A large rock being broken up into sediment

Which type of rock can go through erosion and become sediment?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• All of the above

What causes evaporation?

• The sun

• Clouds

• Gravity

• Pollution

What is this a picture of?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Runoff

• Transpiration

What is this a picture of?

• Poaching

• Deforestation

• Smog

• Overpopulation

Which of the following is LEAST likely to happen?

• A plastic straw being thrown on the ground and later reaching the ocean

• The Earth heating up because of how many cars we drive

• Animals going extinct because of deforestation

• All of these are likely to happen without changing our lifestyle

Which of the following is a type of water pollution?

• Smog

• Acid rain

• Poaching

• Forest fires

What is this a picture of?

• Erosion

• Runoff

• Transpiration

• Deforestation

Which of the following is caused by the Greenhouse Effect?

• Pollution

• Global Warming

• Water Cycle

• Smog

Which of the following describes a sustainable society?

• Using nonrenewable fuels

• Using renewable fuels

• Overfishing

• Deforestation