Potential and Kinetic Energy
Potential energy is ______ energy.
stored
A _________ is used to measure temperature.
thermometer
Oceans and other bodies of water are found on which layer of the Earth?
a. mantle
b. crust
c. core
b. crust
What are the three types of rocks?
igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic
Volcanoes can be formed at ______ boundaries.
a. convergent
b. divergent
c. transform
a. convergent
Kinetic energy is the energy of ______.
motion
How does thermal energy move?
a. from cold to hot
b. from hot to cold
c. in both directions
b. from hot to cold
Which layer of the Earth is the hottest?
The inner core
Which type of rock typically contains many layers and can have fossils?
a. igneous
b. metamorphic
c. sedimentary
c. sedimentary
The tectonic plates are part of the _______.
a. asthenosphere
b. lithosphere
c. watersphere
b. lithosphere
A boulder resting at the top of a cliff is an example of ________ energy.
potential
Which of the following types of heat transfer can occur through empty space?
a. conduction
b. radiation
c. convection
b. radiation
Which of the following best describes the Earth's asthenosphere?
a. solid rock that is broken into plates
b. dense rock that moves the crust
c. liquid rock that can reach the surface
b. dense rock that moves the crust
Metamorphic rocks are different from igneous and sedimentary rocks because-
a. they come from existing rocks
b. they can be changed through the rock cycle
c. they cannot be changed through the rock cycle
a. they come from existing rocks
Earthquakes happen at _______ plate boundaries.
a. convergent
b. divergent
c. transform
c. transform
On a roller coaster where would the car have the most kinetic energy?
at the bottom
In order for heat transfer to occur by conduction, the two object have to be-
a. near each other
b. far away
c. touching
c. touching
What are the four layers of the Earth going from the innermost to the outermost?
inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
Which of the following processes is one of the early steps in the formation of sedimentary rock?
a. chemical reactions
b. weathering
c. crystallization
b. weathering
At which type of boundary will a mountain most likely form?
a. divergent
b. convergent
c. transform
b. convergent
Which shows a change from potential to kinetic?
a. a rubber band being stretched
b. electricity making a lightbulb work
c. water flowing over a tall cliff
c. water flowing over a tall cliff
What are the three types of heat transfer?
Conduction, convection and radiation
The layer of the Earth that is found directly below the lithosphere is called the-
a. asthenosphere
b. atmosphere
c. hydrosphere
a. asthenosphere
What is the process of rock types changing into other rock types called?
the rock cycle
What are the three types of plate boundaries?
divergent, convergent, transform