Sharon finds a rock and observes it with a hand lens. Sharon finds that the rock is made of many fine particles that appear pressed together in layers. What is the most likely classification of the rock?

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

• mineral

Alegria’s family recently had solar panels installed on the roof of their home. What are two advantages of using this type of energy?

• Sunlight is a renewable resource.

• The equipment is inexpensive.

• Sunlight is always available.

• Solar panels do not create pollution.

The process by which rocks are broken down is called ______.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• melting

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How does a sea cave form along the coast?

• The weathered cracks gradually become caves.

• Ocean waves filled with salt and sand pound against rocky cliffs.

• Weathering breaks the rocks in the cliff into small pieces.

• Erosion carries the small rock pieces away.

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What is the first stage in the formation of a sea cave?

• Cracks in the rocks gradually widen.

• The weathered cracks gradually become caves.

• Waves pound against the rocky cliffs.

• Erosion carries the small rock pieces away.

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What happens after the cracks in the rocks gradually widen?

• The weathered cracks gradually become caves.

• Ocean waves filled with salt and sand pound against rocky cliffs.

• Weathering breaks the rocks in the cliff into small pieces.

• Erosion carries the small rock pieces away.

What is the final stage in the formation of a sea cave?

• The weathered cracks gradually become caves.

• Ocean waves filled with salt and sand pound against rocky cliffs.

• Weathering breaks the rocks in the cliff into small pieces.

• Erosion carries the small rock pieces away.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Is wind a renewable or nonrenewable resource?

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

• Neither

• Both

Is limestone a renewable or nonrenewable resource?

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

• Neither

• Both

Is phosphate a renewable or nonrenewable resource?

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

• Neither

• Both