Earth Materials Assessment

Which of the following processes is driven by the energy from Earth’s interior?

• Photosynthesis

• Melting of rock

• Beach erosion

• Decomposition

Which of the following describes the most accurate way students can model how Earth’s surface is changed by a natural process?

• Heating water until it reaches the boiling point while measuring the temperature

• Pouring water over sand in a container on an incline so that it is carried and deposited at the bottom

• Placing rocks in a container of water to observe how the level of water in the container rises

• Freezing different volumes of water to determine the length of time needed for it to become solid

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Crystallization is a significant process in the development of which type of rock?

• Deposited

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

To be complete and accurate, a model of how material is cycled on Earth would NOT include which of the following?

• radiation from the Sun

• heat from Earth’s interior

• movement of air, water, and rock

• position and motion of Earth

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Energy from the Sun has an effect on the rocky surface of Earth in which of the following processes?

• Formation of crystals as molten rock cools

• Erosion of rock surface

• Faulting and folding of rock layers

• Landforms created by tectonic plate movement

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What are the 2 sources of energy that drive Earth's processes ?

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Name 3 characteristics of an igneous rock.

Which processes lead to the formation of the distorted, wavy patterns found in metamorphic rocks?