Earth Science Quiz

It is the transfer of heat through matter: solid, liquid, and gas, where the heated particles of an object transfer heat to other particles through direct contact.

• conduction

• radiation

• convection

• air current

Which layer of the Earth is responsible for the Earth’s magnetic field?

• crust

• inner core

• mantle

• outer core

According to Ritcher Magnitude Scale, what is the magnitude of the earthquake if it can cause serious damage and possible loss of life up to 100 kilometers from the epicenter?

• Magnitude 1

• Magnitude 3

• Magnitude 5

• Magnitude 9

Which of the following statements describe continental drift theory?

• Continental landmasses were moving or drifting across the Earth.

• The outermost layer of the Earth - the lithosphere, which is made up of the crust and the upper mantle, is broken into a large, irregularly shaped slab of rock.

• The much denser crustal plate is pushed below the less dense plate and is destroyed in subduction zones.

• All of the above.

This is magma that has reached the Earth’s surface when a volcano erupts. It solidifies when it cools.

• conduit

• lava

• ash cloud

• flank

Which boundary separates the crust from the mantle?

• asthenosphere

• lithosphere

• Mohorovicic Discontinuity, or the Moho

• ridge

Which of the following is the layer of the Earth that is made up of the crust and the upper mantle?

• Asthenosphere

• Inner Core

• lithosphere

• Subduction Zone

The types of meteorites which are made up of minerals that have silicates.

• stony meteorites

• stony – iron meteorites

• iron meteorites

• all of the above

Which of the following is responsible for the formation of the Marianas Trench?

• Convergent plate boundary

• Divergent plate boundary

• Transform plate boundary

• Plate Boundary

Which of the following plays a huge role in the formation and destruction of the materials on the Earth’s crust?

• eruption of volcanoes

• subduction of oceanic plate

• melting of minerals

• tectonic activities