The diagram below represents the rock cycle.

Question

Part of the rock cycle takes place under the Earth's surface. What provides the energy for this part of the rock cycle?
A.
kinetic energy from Earth's angular momentum
B.
potential energy from the Moon's gravitational influence
C.
light energy from the Sun
D.
heat energy from the Earth's interior

Answer 1

The correct answer is D. heat energy from the Earth's interior.

This heat energy is generated by the decay of radioactive isotopes and primordial heat from the formation of the Earth, which drives processes such as the melting of rocks and the movement of tectonic plates within the rock cycle.