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WorksheetsEarth & Life Science_ Magmatism
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Conduction in mantle happens when heat is transferred from hotter molten rocks to the Earth’s cold crust. What process is being described?
flux melting
heat transfer
partial melting
decompression melting
What term should be used to describe a semi-liquid hot molten rocks located beneath the Earth?
lava
sand
rocks
magma
In what part of the earth does magmatism happen?
Asthenosphere
Earth’s crust
Earth’s core
Lithosphere
What do you call the semi-liquid hot molten rocks found on the surface of earth once the volcano erupts?
lava
sand
rocks
magma
Which of the following is NOT a factor of partial melting?
addition of volatiles
decrease in pressure
an increase in pressure
an increase in temperature
During partial melting, which of the following minerals melt last?
biotite
quartz
feldspar
none of the above
What are the two most abundant elements in magma?
oxygen and magnesium
silicon and aluminum
silicon and oxygen
oxygen and iron
During partial melting of magma, where does heat transfer take place?
convergent boundary
mid-ocean ridge
subduction zone
all of the above
During partial melting, which of the following minerals melt first?
biotite
quartz
feldspar
both b and c
During partial melting of magma, where does flux melting take place?
convergent boundary
mid-ocean ridge
subduction zone
all of the above
