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Intro to Endogenic Processes

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

These result in the reshaping of the Earth's land form.

a)

Exogenic Processes

b)

Endogenic Processes

2.

When does magma form?

a)

when new minerals form due to chemical changes in the rock

b)

when volcanoes erupt

c)

when temperature are hot enough to melt rock

d)

when grains have been compacted together

3.

Why does magma move up to and through Earth's crust?

a)

It is cooler than crust.

b)

It is more dense than surrounding rock.

c)

It is more viscous that ocean water.

d)

It is less dense than surrounding rock.

HIDE ANSWER

4.

It is the movement of thermal energy from a warmer place to a cooler place.

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Induction

d)

Heat Transfer

5.

It is the internal heat energy accumulated by dissipation in a planet during its first few million years of evolution.

a)

Radioactive Decay

b)

Primordial Heat

c)

Magma Formation

6.

The amount that the Earth’s temperature increases with depth. It indicates heat flowing from the Earth’s warm interior to its surface.

a)

:Primordial Heat

b)

Radioactive Gradient

7.

The rising magma in mantle convection cell brings heat to the surface, transferring heat to the overlying rocks.

a)

Mid-oceanic ridges

b)

Mantle plumes

c)

Subduction Zones

8.

Oceanic crustal rocks are formed along spreading centers, typically beneath several kilometers of seawater.

a)

Mid-oceanic ridges

b)

Mantle plumes

c)

Subduction zones

9.

What are the most abundant elements inside the Earth's core?

a)

Sulfur and Oxygen

b)

Iron and Carbon

c)

Nickel and Iron

d)

Nickel and Silver

10.

Which of the following is not an example of an endogenic processes?

a)

Weathering

b)

Earthquake

c)

Metamorphism

d)

Volcanic Eruption

11.

It refers to an endogenic process wherein magma are released through the process of eruption.

a)

Tsunami

b)

Tectonic Plates Movement

c)

Volcanic Eruption

d)

Mass Wasting

12.

The term used to describe the difference in temperature as we go downwards the Earth's crust is called geothermal gradient.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

13.

The pressure inside the inner core is very high.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

14.

The term used to describe a molten rock that is released during a volcanic eruption is called Magma

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

15.

The outer core is in a liquid form.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE