Question

1. a mining company was examining rock samples from two different mines. they observed that the samples were two different types of rock.

how could energy have played a role in the different rock types forming?
energy from different sources leads to different types of rock. energy inside earth melts rock into liquid rock, but energy from the sun causes rock to weather into small pieces of rock.
energy causes different types of rock to change in different ways. energy changes igneous rock into liquid rock and changes sedimentary rock into small pieces of rock.
energy changes rock on different continents in different ways. each continent on earth has different rock that might form liquid rock or small rock pieces when exposed to energy.
energy caused one rock type to form, but not the other. rock that forms because of energy is a different type of rock than rock that forms without energy.

Explanation:

Energy from the Earth (like heat from the mantle) can melt rock into magma (igneous rock formation). Energy from the Sun causes weathering (breaking rocks into small pieces, which can form sedimentary rocks). Different energy sources lead to different rock - forming processes. Option b is incorrect because energy doesn't change igneous rock into igneous rock again. Option c is wrong as it's not about continents but energy sources. Option d is incorrect because all rock types are affected by energy in their formation processes.

Answer:

A. Energy from different sources leads to different types of rock. Energy inside Earth melts rock into liquid rock and energy from the sun causes rock to weather into small pieces of rock.