Module 6 Flashcards
1
Q
- Why does radioactive decay play a very important role in earth’s internal
heat?
A. Radioactive element can be found anywhere in the planet.
B. When radioactive element decays, it produces heat.
C. Spontaneous nuclear disintegration of radioactive elements produced
thermal energy.
D. All of the above
A
D
2
Q
- How does the conduction in the surface of the earth affect the temperature of
our atmosphere?
A. Air molecules come in contact with the warmer surface of the land and ocean resulting to the increase of its thermal energy.
B. Air molecules come in contact with the cooler surface of the land and
ocean resulting to the decrease of its thermal energy.
C. Air molecules does not come in contact with the warmer surface of the
land and ocean resulting to the increase of its thermal energy.
D. Air molecules do not come in contact with the cooler surface of the land
and ocean resulting to the increase of its thermal energy.
A
A
3
Q
- How does convection in Earth’s mantle affects the formation of landmass like
volcano and mountain?
A. Heat tries to escape in the interior of the earth.
B. Collision and separation of tectonic plates happens due to the slow
motion of convection cells.
C. When warm material in the mantle rises up to the surface (ground), it
will cool and sinks, these cooled materials will eventually be turned into
landmass.
D. All of the above
A
D
4
Q
4. What is produced by the radioactive decay of isotopes in the mantle and crust? A. radiogenic heat B. primordial heat C. superheating D. heat from the sun
A
A
5
Q
5. This refers to the heat left over from the formation of the Earth? A. radiogenic heat B. primordial heat C. superheating D. heat from the sun
A
B
6
Q
- How much is the approximate terawatts in the flow of heat in Earth’s interior
to its surface?
A. 41 terawatts B. 43 terawatts C. 47 terawatts
D. 49 terawatts
A
C
7
Q
7. Which of the following is the outermost layer of the Earth? A. crust B. core C. discontinuity D. mantle
A
A
8
Q
8. Which of the following stores magma and located in a region just beneath the crust all the way to the core? A. crust B. outer core C. inner core D. mantle
A
D
9
Q
9. What heat transfer of fluid in the Earth’s interior results to the movement of rocky mantle up to the surface? A. convection current B. conduction C. insolation D. radiation
A
A
10
Q
10. Which of the following are boundaries between the three major layers of the Earth? A. arches B. discontinuities C. poles D. plates
A
B
11
Q
- What refers to the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden
release of energy caused by a convection current?
A. earthquake
B. volcanic eruption
C. storm surge
D. hurricane
A
A
12
Q
12. How does the mantle behave as a viscous fluid on a geological time scale? A. presence of high radiation B. absence of high pressure C. existence of high temperature D. decrease in altitude
A
C
13
Q
13. What kind of heat transfer occurs mostly on the Earth’s surface? A. conduction B. convection C. insolation D. radiation
A
A
14
Q
14. What kind of process by which heat energy is transmitted through collisions between neighboring atoms or molecules? A. conduction B. convection C. insolation D. radiation
A
A
15
Q
- What are the two factors that affect conduction on the Earth’s surface?
A.
Radioactive decay and nuclear disintegration of elements.
B. Heat from the Earth’s core and radiation from the Sun.
C. Movement of plates and radiation from the Earth’s core.
D. Stored magma and volcanic eruption.
A
B
