Geography Quiz: The Mantle and Crust

What is the Mantle?

• The outermost layer of the Earth

• A type of rock

• A layer between the crust and the core

• The Earth's core

How thick is the Mantle?

• Less than 500 kilometers

• About 1,000 kilometers

• More than 3,500 kilometers

• Almost 2,900 kilometers

What percentage of the Earth's volume does the Mantle make up?

• About 50%

• About 84%

• Less than 10%

• About 75%

What is the temperature of the Mantle?

• More than 2,000 degrees Celsius

• Around 1,500 degrees Celsius

• Less than 1,000 degrees Celsius

• Exactly 2,500 degrees Celsius

What are the two parts of the Mantle?

• Inner and outer mantle

• Oceanic and continental

• Crust and core

• Upper and lower mantle

What is the Earth's outermost layer called?

• The Lithosphere

• The Mantle

• The Core

• The Crust

What types of crust are there?

• Solid and liquid

• Upper and lower

• Basalt and granite

• Oceanic and continental

What is the oceanic crust mostly made of?

• Granite

• Basalt

• Sandstone

• Limestone

What is the continental crust mostly made of?

• Marble

• Granite

• Basalt

• Clay

What are tectonic plates?

• Pieces of the Earth's crust

• Layers of the Mantle

• Parts of the core

• Types of rocks