Journey to the Center of the Earth Quiz

What is the depth of the ancient underground city Derinkuyu in Turkey?

• 85 meters

• 137 meters

• 828 meters

• 1,642 meters

What is the depth of the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, located in Dubai?

• 828 meters

• 1,642 meters

• 85 meters

• 137 meters

What is the depth of Lake Baikal, the world's deepest lake in Russia?

• 1,642 meters

• 828 meters

• 85 meters

• 137 meters

What is the average depth of the ocean floor?

• 85 meters

• 137 meters

• 3,897 meters

• 5,000 meters

What is the temperature range of the upper mantle of the Earth?

• 6,000 degrees Celsius

• 500 to 1,000 degrees Celsius

• 1,400 to 3,000 degrees Celsius

• 3,700 degrees Celsius

What is the main component of the outer core of the Earth?

• Gold and silver

• Platinum and palladium

• Aluminum and copper

• Iron and nickel

What is the depth of the Kola Superdeep Borehole, the deepest human-made hole?

• 8,848 meters

• 9,100 meters

• 12,262 meters

• 12,345 meters

How do geologists study the Earth's layers?

• By measuring the layers directly

• By using telescopes

• By studying rock samples

• By traveling through the Earth

What is the temperature range of the Earth's crust?

• 0 to 500 degrees Celsius

• 500 to 1,000 degrees Celsius

• 1,000 to 1,500 degrees Celsius

• 1,500 to 2,000 degrees Celsius

What is the depth of the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the world's oceans?

• 10,972 meters

• 8,848 meters

• 12,262 meters

• 9,100 meters