Worksheets Name
Isostasy Quiz
Class
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Date
Instructor name: Izza PETALCORIN
1. What is isostasy?
a) The study of mantle and asthenosphere b) The elevation of any part of the Earth's crust
c) The state of gravitational equilibrium between d) The process of continental drift
Earth's lithosphere and asthenosphere
2. What is the lithosphere made of?
a) Ductile layer b) Viscous material
c) Molten rock d) Mechanically strong solid
3. What is the asthenosphere?
a) A layer of molten rock b) A mechanically strong solid
c) A layer of viscous material d) A ductile layer
4. Why is the asthenosphere denser than the lithosphere?
a) Because the asthenosphere is a mechanically b) Because the asthenosphere is made of mantle
weaker layer rock
c) Because the asthenosphere is made of crustal d) Because the asthenosphere is a solid layer
rock
5. What are the typical thickness ranges of oceanic lithosphere?
a) 30-50 km b) 50-140 km
c) 40-280 km d) 5-9 km
6. What is the typical thickness of continental lithosphere?
a) 40-280 km b) 5-9 km
c) 30-50 km d) 50-140 km
7. What is the typical depth of the Moho under 'normal' continental crust?
a) 40-60 km b) 30-40 km
c) 20-30 km d) 5-9 km
8. What is the typical depth of the Moho under thickened continental crust?
a) 5-9 km b) 30-40 km
c) 40-60 km d) 10-20 km
9. What is the typical depth of the Moho under areas of extended continental crust?
a) 30-40 km b) 10-20 km
c) 20-30 km d) 5-9 km
10. What is the typical depth of the Moho under oceanic crust?
a) 10-20 km b) 30-40 km
c) 5-9 km d) 20-30 km
11. What is the thickness of the lithosphere beneath mid-ocean ridges?
a) 50-140 km b) 30-50 km
c) 5-9 km d) 40-280 km
12. What is the thickness of the upper part of typical continental lithosphere?
a) 40-280 km b) 50-140 km
c) 30-50 km d) 5-9 km
13. What is the lithosphere 'floating' on?
a) Molten rock b) Viscous material
c) Mechanically strong solid d) Ductile layer
14. What determines the elevation of any part of the Earth's crust?
a) Thickness and density of the lithosphere b) Thickness and density of the mantle
c) Thickness and density of the Moho d) Thickness and density of the asthenosphere
15. What is the state of the asthenosphere?
a) Viscous material b) Mechanically strong solid
c) Ductile layer d) Nearly solid with a minor portion of molten rock
