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The Earth's Internal Heat

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Presence of different isotopes of a heat-producing element in the mantle and crust.

a)

Primordial Heat

b)

Radiogenic Heat

2.

Internal heat accumulated by dissipation of planet.

a)

Primordial Heat

b)

Radiogenic Heat

3.

Release of accretion energy.

a)

Primordial Heat

b)

Radiogenic Heat

4.

Processes involved in mantle convection.

a)

Primordial Heat

b)

Radiogenic Heat

5.

Release of thermal energy as a result of spontaneous nuclear disintegration.

a)

Primordial Heat

b)

Radiogenic Heat

6.

There are two types of crust: the _________ and _________.

(a)  

7.

The (a)   is believed to be in the solid-state because of intense pressure and temperature.

8.

(a)   is the least important mode of heat transport in the Earth.

9.

The (a)   governs the thermal condition in almost entire solid portion by transferring the heat energy from one material to another.

10.

The movement of plate tectonics is caused by the (a)   of mantle.