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Unit 6 Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What process is occuring on Earths interior to generate heat?

a)

Friction of Mantle material

b)

Radioactive Decay

c)

Induction

d)

Tap Dancing

2.

What type of Heat Treansfer is observed in the Mantle?

a)

Radiation

b)

Conduction

c)

Convection

d)

There is no heat transfer in the Mantle

3.

Silicates are observed in the Crust of _____ Planets, but found in the Core of ______Planets

a)

Terrestrial, Jovian

b)

Jovian, Terrestrial

c)

Meteoritic, Asteritic

d)

Exo-. Dwarf

4.

The process by which gravity seperates material according to their densities is known as _______

a)

Conduction

b)

Differentiation

c)

Bouyancy

d)

the dark side of the force

5.

What do scientest study to understand the Earths interior?

a)

Stars

b)

Cloud Formation

c)

Earthquakes

d)

Whale Migration

6.

THe ____ Core is composed of solid Iron and Nickel, while the _____ Care is composed of Liquid Iron and Nickel

a)

Inner, Outer

b)

Upper, Middle

c)

Outer, Inner

d)

Apple,, Cherry

7.

What is the Crust mostly composed of?

a)

Silican, Iron

b)

Oxygen, Potassium

c)

Potassium Aluminum

d)

SIlican, Oxygen

8.

This type of Plate Boundary occurs when the crustal plate Slides or 'Shears' along side another crustal plate

a)

Divergent

b)

Transform

c)

Convergent

d)

Insergent

9.

What type of Plate Boundary is observed at the middle of the Atlantic Ocean as well as the East African Continent?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

d)

Not this one

10.

More Dense Oceanic Crust being forced under Less Dense Continental Crust is a process known as ______

a)

Induction

b)

Subduction

c)

Abduction

d)

Construction

11.

Pillow Lavas on the ocean floor indicate that the Mid-Ocean Ridge is ____

a)

Stationary

b)

Volcanic

c)

Less dense than the rest of the oceanic crust

d)

Wants to be a Full-Ocean Ridge

12.

How does the age of the rocks at the Mid-Ocean Ridge compare to the rocks further from the ridge?

a)

Younger

b)

Older

c)

Same Age

d)

Don't pick me

13.

Deep, Long-lived, stationary mantle magma sources that result in Volcanoes are known as ______

a)

Cinder Cones

b)

Hot Spots

c)

Wrinkle Ridges

d)

Chipotles red salsa

14.

Who was the Geology Professor/Navy Reservist who observed the mountain ridge running throughout the oceans?

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Alfred Wegener

c)

Harry Hess

d)

Neil deGrasse Tyson

15.

Magnetic Stripes as well as rock thicknesses are ______ on either side of the Mid Ocean Ridges

a)

Hot

b)

Uneven

c)

Symmetrical

d)

Old