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WorksheetsEarth's Layers Challenge
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which layer of the Earth is the thickest?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Inner Core
d)
Outer Core
2.
Which layer of Earth is the thinnest?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Inner Core
d)
Outer Core
3.
Which sublayer is made up of the crust and upper mantle?
a)
Inner Core
b)
Outer Core
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Asthenosphere
4.
Which of these statements is true about Earth’s crust?
a)
A. It includes the continents but not the ocean floor.
b)
A. It is a layer of solid rock made up of the same type of rock throughout.
c)
A. It is a changing, moving, surface with the same thickness everywhere.
d)
A. It is a made of two separate types of crust with different densities.
5.
If we compare the temperature and pressure of the Earth’s mantle to the core, what differences can we expect as we move downward into the Earth?
a)
Both the temperature and pressure increase.
b)
Both the temperature and pressure decrease.
c)
The temperature increases and the pressure decrease.
d)
The temperature decreases and the pressure increases.
6.
What two layers of the Earth are not solid?
a)
Crust and mantle
b)
Inner core and outer core
c)
Outer core and asthenosphere
d)
Lithosphere and asthenosphere
7.
What is the inner core composed of?
a)
Basalt
b)
Granite
c)
Solid Metals
d)
Molten (liquid) Metals
8.
What is the outer core composed of?
a)
Basalt
b)
Granite
c)
Solid Metals
d)
Molten (liquid) Metals
9.
What observation can we make about Earth’s lithosphere AND asthenosphere?
a)
The asthenosphere floats on top of the lithosphere.
b)
The crust and the core make up the lithosphere.
c)
The crust and mantle make up the asthenosphere.
d)
The lithosphere floats on top of the asthenosphere
10.
Oceanic crust is mostly made of ___________ and continental crust is mostly made of ___________.
a)
Granite, basalt
b)
Basalt, granite
c)
Basalt, shale
d)
Granite, slate
11.
Which statement is true about Earth’s inner core?
a)
It is not very dense.
b)
It is composed of molten (melted) metal.
c)
It is under extreme pressure.
d)
It is made of granite and basalt.
12.
Scientists determine what Earth’s interior looks like by using:
a)
Volcanoes
b)
Seismic Waves
c)
Continental Drift
d)
Convection Currents
13.
Which of the following occurs because of convection currents?
a)
Plates on the crust move.
b)
The mantle increases in size.
c)
Pressure in the crust decreases.
d)
Pressure in the crust decreases. The density of the core increases.
14.
Where do convection currents occur?
a)
Crust
b)
Plates
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Asthenosphere
15.
Which type of crust is the most dense?
a)
Oceanic crust
b)
Continental Crust
c)
Lithospheric crust
d)
Asthenopsheric crust
16.
Which type of crust is thicker?
a)
continental crust
b)
oceanic crust
c)
lithospheric crust
d)
asthenospheric crust
17.
Identify each layer - #16.
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Asthenosphere
18.
Identify each layer - #17.
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Asthenosphere
19.
Identify each layer - #15.
a)
Lithosphere
b)
Mantle
c)
Crust
d)
Asthenosphere
20.
Identify each layer - #18.
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
lithosphere
d)
asthenosphere
21.
Identify each layer - #19.
a)
mantle
b)
lithosphere
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
22.
Identify each layer - #20.
a)
mantle
b)
asthenosphere
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
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