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WorksheetsPre-Test "Earth Science: Layers of the Earth"
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of Earth's layers is the thinnest?
a)
Mantle
b)
Outer Core
c)
Crust
d)
Inner Core
2.
Earth is like a giant bar magnet because of convection currents in the
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
3.
What material is oceanic crust mostly made of?
a)
Basalt
b)
Granite
c)
Limestone
d)
Lava
4.
As depth beneath Earth's surface increases, temperature and pressure ________.
a)
Both increase
b)
Both decrease
c)
Stay the same
d)
Move in opposite directions
5.
The layer that makes up most of the earth's mass and volume is the
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
core
d)
magma
6.
Earth's crust is completely stationary and doesn't move at all.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
A convergent plate boundary is
a)
where two plates come together.
b)
where two plates move apart.
c)
where two plates slide past each other.
d)
where two plates don't move.
8.
A divergent plate boundary is
a)
where two plates come together.
b)
where two plates move apart.
c)
where two plates slide past each other.
d)
where two plates don't move.
9.
A transform plate boundary is
a)
where two plates come together.
b)
where two plates move apart.
c)
where two plates slide past each other.
d)
where two plates don't move.
10.
Which of the following land forms is created by converging plates?
a)
Deep ocean trenches
b)
Flat plateaus
c)
Faults in the land
d)
Mountains
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