Internal heat, Magmatism & Metamorphism

What process by which heat is directly transmitted through a substance when

there is a difference of temperature or between adjoining regions, without

movement of the material?

• conduction

• convection

• insolation

• radiation

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Why radioactive decay plays a significant role in Earth’s internal heat?

• Spontaneous nuclear disintegration of radioactive elements produced

  thermal energy.

• Radioactive element can be found anywhere in the planet.

• When radioactive element decays, it produces heat.

• All of the above

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Which of the following is described as the process of heat exchange between

the Sun and the Earth that controls the temperatures of the latter?

• conduction

• convection

• insolation

• radiation

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What is produced by the radioactive decay of isotopes in the mantle and crust?

• heat from the sun

• primordial heat

• radiogenic heat

• superheating

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What refers to the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a

sudden release of energy caused by a convection current?

• earthquake

• hurricane

• storm surge

• volcanic eruption

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What do you call the semi-liquid hot molten rocks found on the surface of

earth once the volcano erupts?

• lava

• sand

• rocks

• magma

Which of the following is NOT a factor of partial melting?

• addition of volatiles

• decrease in pressure

• an increase in pressure

• an increase in temperature

During partial melting, which of the following minerals melt last?

• biotite

• feldspar

• quartz

• none of the above

What are the two most abundant elements in magma?

• oxygen and iron

• oxygen and magnesium

• silicon and aluminum

• silicon and oxygen

During partial melting, which of the following minerals melt first?

• biotite

• feldspar

• quartz

• both b and c

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