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WorksheetsUnit 6 Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What process is occuring on Earths interior to generate heat?
Friction of Mantle material
Radioactive Decay
Induction
Tap Dancing
What type of Heat Treansfer is observed in the Mantle?
Radiation
Conduction
Convection
There is no heat transfer in the Mantle
Silicates are observed in the Crust of _____ Planets, but found in the Core of ______Planets
Terrestrial, Jovian
Jovian, Terrestrial
Meteoritic, Asteritic
Exo-. Dwarf
The process by which gravity seperates material according to their densities is known as _______
Conduction
Differentiation
Bouyancy
the dark side of the force
What do scientest study to understand the Earths interior?
Stars
Cloud Formation
Earthquakes
Whale Migration
THe ____ Core is composed of solid Iron and Nickel, while the _____ Care is composed of Liquid Iron and Nickel
Inner, Outer
Upper, Middle
Outer, Inner
Apple,, Cherry
What is the Crust mostly composed of?
Silican, Iron
Oxygen, Potassium
Potassium Aluminum
SIlican, Oxygen
This type of Plate Boundary occurs when the crustal plate Slides or 'Shears' along side another crustal plate
Divergent
Transform
Convergent
Insergent
What type of Plate Boundary is observed at the middle of the Atlantic Ocean as well as the East African Continent?
Divergent
Convergent
Transform
Not this one
More Dense Oceanic Crust being forced under Less Dense Continental Crust is a process known as ______
Induction
Subduction
Abduction
Construction
Pillow Lavas on the ocean floor indicate that the Mid-Ocean Ridge is ____
Stationary
Volcanic
Less dense than the rest of the oceanic crust
Wants to be a Full-Ocean Ridge
How does the age of the rocks at the Mid-Ocean Ridge compare to the rocks further from the ridge?
Younger
Older
Same Age
Don't pick me
Deep, Long-lived, stationary mantle magma sources that result in Volcanoes are known as ______
Cinder Cones
Hot Spots
Wrinkle Ridges
Chipotles red salsa
Who was the Geology Professor/Navy Reservist who observed the mountain ridge running throughout the oceans?
Isaac Newton
Alfred Wegener
Harry Hess
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Magnetic Stripes as well as rock thicknesses are ______ on either side of the Mid Ocean Ridges
Hot
Uneven
Symmetrical
Old
