Discuss the relationship between plate tectonics and the rock cycle. Provide examples of where various types of rocks
might be found in terms of plate tectonics. What will be an ideal response?
The student should recognize that volcanic and igneous rocks very often are formed at
convergent and divergent plate boundaries. Metamorphic rocks also are commonly found
along these boundaries due to the heat and pressure generated at convergent plate boundaries.
Sedimentary rocks may be formed in intraplate areas that are undergoing weathering and
subsidence.
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A) large amounts of CO2 B) larger atoms such as plutonium C) large amounts of energy as all mass has been converted and lost D) smaller atoms (fission fragments), free neutrons and energy E) moderators and water
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A. plants return nutrients to the soil but remove few if any nutrients from the soil. B. plants remove nutrients from the soil and return nutrients to the soil. C. plants acquire their nutrients directly from the air so that they do not disturb the nutrient structure in the soil. D. plants remove nutrients from the soil but return few if any nutrients to the soil.
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