Cycling the Earth's Materials

Rock that forms when sediments are compacted and cemented together

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

Rock that forms when heat and pressure cause rocks to change

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

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What factors contribute to the deposition of sediment? (choose all that apply)

• wind

• animal activity

• glaciers

• water

• plant activity

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Which of these examples is deposition?

• wind blowing sand

• sand that was dropped on the beach by waves

• pebbles falling downhill due to gravity

• a tree root breaking a rock

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Students designed an experiment to model the carbon cycle. The students combined water & carbon dioxide-producing disks in a sealed flask. The flask represented earth's atmosphere, and the lamp represented the sun.

Which component can be added to the flask to reduce the concentration of carbon dioxide in the model atmosphere created by the discs?

• Bacteria to use carbon during nitrification.

• Plants to absorb carbon in the process of photosynthesis.

• Snails to use carbon through cellular respiration.

• Mushrooms to absorb carbon during decomposition.

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In the rock cycle, what type of rock is formed from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava?

• Sedimentary rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Igneous rock

• Mineral rock

Label the diagram of the carbon cycle

f

g

h

e

d

c

b

a

fossilization (fossil fuels)

combustion

CO₂ dissolved in water

photosynthesis

decomposition

Atmospheric carbon dioxide

feeding

cellular respiration

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What is the movement of weathered material (sediment) from one place to another by wind, water, gravity, or ice?

• erosion

• deposition

• chemical weathering

• physical weathering

Weathering, erosion, and deposition impact Earth's geographic features.

• true

• false

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What is the breakdown of the Earth’s crust into sediment called?

• erosion

• deposition

• weathering

• whooshing