71. What is the name of the process by which water is returned to the atmosphere from plants?
A) Infiltration
B) Evaporation
C) Transpiration
D) Precipitation
Answer: C) Transpiration
72. Which of the following is a type of metamorphic rock that forms from shale?
A) Marble
B) Granite
C) Basalt
D) Gneiss
Answer: D) Gneiss
73. What is the name of the process by which sediment is moved downhill by gravity?
A) Erosion
B) Weathering
C) Deposition
D) Mass Wasting
Answer: D) Mass Wasting
74. Which of the following is a type of rock that forms from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava?
A) Igneous
B) Sedimentary
C) Metamorphic
D) None of the above
Answer: A) Igneous
75. What is the name of the process by which rocks are broken down and carried away by wind or water?
A) Erosion
B) Weathering
C) Deposition
D) Leaching
Answer: A) Erosion