Earth Materials Assessment

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

• Photosynthesis

• Melting of rock

• Beach erosion

• Decomposition

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 the Rock Cycle ?

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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?