ANSWER: C) Law of Conservation of Mass
EXPLANATION: In the given cycle, it is seen that th sediments are layered and gets compressed into sedimentary rocks which eventually gets heated and compressed to form metamorphic rocks. But, the total amount of minerals present in the sediments remains the same throughout any stage of the cycle.
This proves the law of conservation of mass which states that mass can not be created nor be destroyed, it can only be transferred from one form to another. So, in this case, only phase transition occurred but the component which is mineral inside the sediments remains constant.
Therefore, the answer is law of conservation of mass.
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Lilpeeq's question is legitimate, but I'm going to try to answer without the statements anyway (potentially ill-advised, but here we go!). Nonmetal-nonmetal bonds are more likely to be covalent because their electronegativites are very similar. Ionic bonds form between elements with large differences in electronegativities, and the smaller the difference is, the more covalent the bond is until an element that bonds with itself forms a perfectly covalent bond. Metals form metallic bonds with each other.
EDIT: Basically they have small differences in electronegativity. Thanks for following up on your question!
Hope this helps!
