7th TCAP Review: The Earth

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As a riverbank erodes away, sand and mud are transported downstream and settle at the bottom of a lake. Over time, what type of rock is most likely formed at the bottom of the lake?

When water vapor, methane, and carbon dioxide are released into the atmosphere, trapped heat is reradiated back to Earth. Which of these will most likely occur when heat is reradiated back to Earth?

When magma transforms into igneous rock, which process is taking place?

The top layer of Earth is only about 50 kilometers thick. This layer is known as the

Which of these is mostly likely to happen because the oceanic lithospheric plates move away from each other?

As the ozone layer in the upper atmosphere becomes depleted, skin damage can occur from exposure to high levels of ultraviolet (UV) rays. Which human activity has contributed to the breakdown of the ozone layer?

Geologists placed posts on opposite sides of divergent plates to determine the rate of plate movement. How far apart will the posts most likely have moved after 10 years?

Which rock forms from sediments that become compacted and cemented together?