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EARTH SCIENCE ONLINE SEATWORK

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The composition of magma determines its

a)

color

b)

darkness

c)

resistance

d)

viscosity

2.

What is the physical property that describes a material's resistance to flow?

a)

Buoyancy

b)

Fluidity

c)

Surface Tension

d)

Viscosity

3.

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

a)

It is cooler than crust.

b)

It is more viscous that ocean water.

c)

It is more dense than surrounding rock.

d)

It is less dense than surrounding rock.

4.

When does magma form?

a)

when volcanoes erupt

b)

when grains have been compacted together

c)

when temperature are hot enough to melt rock

d)

when new minerals form due to chemical changes in the rock

5.

What are all the processes associated with the discharge of magma, hot fluids, and gases?

a)

Continental Drift

b)

Plate Tectonics

c)

Seafloor Spreading

d)

Volcanism

6.

A molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle

a)

lahar

b)

lava

c)

magma

d)

mineral

7.

A weak spot in the crust where molten material comes to the surface

a)

earthquake

b)

mountain

c)

tsunami

d)

volcano

8.

How are magma's formed?

a)

Magma's are formed through movement of rocks and minerals.

b)

Magma's are formed under the earth’s mantle with the help of worms.

c)

Magma's are formed through heating and cooling of materials on the earth’s surface

d)

Magma's are formed under certain circumstances in special location deep in the crust or in the upper mantle.

9.

Movement of tectonic plates and formation of volcanoes are endogenic processes.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

10.

It refers to the internal dynamics or processes of the Earth.

a)

Endogenic

b)

Endergonic

c)

Exogenic

d)

Exergonic

11.

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

a)

Volcanic Eruption

b)

Metamorphism

c)

Earthquake

d)

Weathering

12.

It refers to the process of producing magma.

a)

Volcanic Eruption

b)

Magmatism

c)

Both Volcanic Eruption and Magmatism

d)

None of these

13.

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

a)

Magmatism

b)

Earthquake

c)

Volcanic Eruption

d)

Seismic Activities

14.

A fold that results in an arch shape is a syncline.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

How does folding affect Earth's surface?

a)

Folding causes the crust to buckle, and over time, to rise up and form mountains.

b)

Folding causes the crust to sink.

c)

Folding causes the crust to bend in half.

d)

Folding has no effect on Earth's surface.

16.

Which type of stress occurs at divergent boundaries where plates pull apart?

a)

tension

b)

compression

c)

shear

d)

thermal heat

17.

What is syncline?

a)

A downfolded portion of rock layers.

b)

An upfolded portion of rock layers.

c)

A word Ms. Powell made up.

18.

What is anticline?

a)

A downfolded portion of rock layers.

b)

An upfolded portion of rock layers.

c)

A word Ms. Powell made up.

19.
A form of ductile strain in which rock layers bend is called a...
a)
fault
b)
isostasy
c)
fold
d)
bend
20.

Which type of stress occurs at convergent boundaries where plates push into each other?

a)

tension

b)

compression

c)

shear

d)

thermal heat

21.

In Earth Science, what is a fault?

a)

It is who is to blame.

b)

It is a fracture where pieces of earth move up, down and sideways.

c)

It is a break in Earth's crust where pieces don't move.

22.

Erosion is an example of an endogenic process.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

23.
What causes deformation of rock?
a)
Stress in the earth's crust
b)
water
c)
time
d)
tyme
24.
What is a factor that influences the strength of a rock and how it will deform?
a)
temperature
b)
weight
c)
wind
d)
snow
25.
The major force that forms folded mountains.
a)
compressional force
b)
impression force 
c)
depressions force
d)
plateau
26.
Compression causes the formation of ...
a)
only anticlines
b)
only synclines
c)
both anticlines and synclines
27.

Analyze if the statement is TRUE or FALSE:

Strain is the deformation exhibited by a body that is undergoing stress.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

28.

Folds are evidences of _______ deformation in rocks while faults are _______ deformation.

a)

ductile, brittle

b)

brittle, ductile

c)

ductile, elastic

d)

brittle, elastic

29.

Which among the types of stress is similar to a rope being pulled from both sides?

a)

compression

b)

shear

c)

tension

30.

Tension force caused the upwards or downward movements of rock or rock layers. The displacement of rock layers caused the formation of _____ and _____.

a)

faults and folds

b)

cracks and folds

c)

faults and cracks

d)

folds and faults

31.

Why does a foliated metamorphic rocks have banded or layered appearance?

a)

This due to high pressure

b)

This is due to high temperature

c)

This is due to differential stress

d)

This is due to differential strain

32.

Why does magma rises up?

a)

Magma rises due to density contrast.

b)

Magma rises due to viscosity.

c)

Magma rises due to density contrast and viscosity.

d)

Magma rises due to density contrast, viscosity, and differential stress.

33.

It describes the process of magma formation where melting results from the addition of volatiles, compounds that have low boiling point.

a)

Decomposition melting

b)

Flux melting

c)

Heat transfer melting

d)

Magmatic melting

34.

How does decompression melting occurs?

a)

It occurs when the temperature is constant but the pressure increases.

b)

It occurs when the temperature is constant but the pressure decreases.

c)

It occurs when the temperature decreases directly proportional to pressure.

d)

It occurs when the temperature increases inversely proportional to pressure.

35.

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

a)

High viscous magma means higher temperature, more silica content, and less violent eruption.

b)

High viscous magma means higher temperature, less silica content, and more violent eruption.

c)

High viscous magma means lower temperature, less silica content, and less violent eruption.

d)

High viscous magma means lower temperature, more silica content, and more violent eruption.

36.

Which set of elements are all present in magma?

a)

Silicon, Lithium, Iron, Manganese

b)

Oxygen, Silicon, Iron, Aluminum

c)

Nitrogen, Potassium, Calcium, Aluminum

d)

Iron, Calcium, Silicon, Lithium

37.

What is the tendency of a magma with high silica content?

a)

It tends to be hotter.

b)

It tends to be less viscous.

c)

It tends to be more viscous.

d)

It tends to be less explosive.

38.

At what temperature will magma turn entirely to liquid?

a)

More than 2000 degrees Celsius

b)

Between 1000 and 1200 degrees Celsius

c)

Between 800 to 1000 degrees Celsius

d)

More than 1300 degrees Celsius

39.

What happened during flux melting?

a)

Rock’s melting point is reduced when mixed with some oxygen or carbon dioxide.

b)

Rock’s melting point is increased when mixed with some water or carbon dioxide.

c)

Rock’s melting point is reduced when mixed with some water or carbon dioxide.

d)

Rock’s melting point is increased when mixed with some oxygen or carbon dioxide.

40.

What temperature and pressure conditions allow magma to form?

I. high pressure and high temperature

II. high pressure and low temperature

III. low pressure and high temperature

a)

I only

b)

I and II

c)

III only

d)

II and III

41.

Why does partial melting of rocks on mantle occur?

a)

Because rocks composition has different melting points.

b)

Because rocks are made of metals.

c)

Because rocks are made up of silicates.

d)

Because rocks are pure materials.

42.

Which of the following factors affect the melting of rocks?

a)

temperature and pressure

b)

pressure and mineral components of a rock

c)

temperature and mineral components of a rock

d)

temperature, pressure and minerals components of a rock

43.

Which of the following refers to large pieces of the lithosphere that float on the asthenosphere?

a)

asthenosphere

b)

the mid-ocean ridge

c)

deep-sea trenches

d)

tectonic plates

44.

The driving forces of tectonic plates are related to convection currents in which layer of the Earth?

a)

crust

b)

outer core

c)

inner core

d)

mantle

45.

Besides molten rock, magma may also contain the following except:

a)

dissolved gas

b)

organic matter

c)

solid rocks

d)

suspended crystals

46.

Magma originates in the lower part of the Earth's crust and in the upper portion of the mantle known as:

a)

asthenosphere

b)

outer core

c)

subduction zone

d)

vents

47.

what gives magma it's explosive character?

a)

gas

b)

molten rocks

c)

chemicals

d)

minerals

48.

It refers to the resistance to flow

a)

combustibility

b)

ductility

c)

fluidity

d)

viscosity

49.

Magma collects in areas called as:

a)

Vents

b)

Craters

c)

Caldera

d)

Magma Chamber

50.

it involves the upward movement of the earths mostly solid mantle

a)

decompression melting

b)

transfer of heat

c)

flux melting

d)

extrusion