Question
What are the two energy sources that power the rock cycle?
wind
the Sun
plate motions
Earth's hot interior
Earth's liquid water
wind
the Sun
plate motions
Earth's hot interior
Earth's liquid water
Answers
GPT-5 mini
The Sun and Earth's hot interior.
The Sun provides external energy for weathering, erosion and sediment transport (wind, water, waves), while Earth's internal heat drives melting, metamorphism and plate tectonics (mountain building, subduction, magma).
The Sun provides external energy for weathering, erosion and sediment transport (wind, water, waves), while Earth's internal heat drives melting, metamorphism and plate tectonics (mountain building, subduction, magma).