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WorksheetsEarth Layers
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the two kinds of crust that the Earth has?
a)
Oceanic and Crustatious Crust
b)
Oceanic and Continental Crust
c)
Optic and Continental Crust
2.
As scientists explore deeper and deeper into Earth's crust, what have they noticed about temperature and pressure?
a)
both temperature and pressure decrease
b)
both temperature and pressure increase
c)
pressure increases while temperature decreases
d)
temperature increases while pressure decreases
3.
What causes the waves that scientists have used to gain most of their understanding of the composition of Earth's interior?
a)
earthquakes
b)
magnetic fields
c)
meteor strikes
d)
winds
4.
Which layer of Earth would have the greatest density?
a)
upper mantle
b)
lower mantle
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
5.
Which layer of Earth is characterized by rock that is plastic, or soft enough to flow?
a)
asthenosphere
b)
crust
c)
lithosphere
d)
inner core
6.
True or False
The Earth's thin shell of hard rock is called the crust.
The Earth's thin shell of hard rock is called the crust.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
True or FalseHeat rising from deep inside earth can move the crust’s plates.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
True or FalseThe most abundant elements in the Earth's crust are silicon and oxygen.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
4. What layer is the hottest?
a)
Core
b)
Crust
c)
Mantle
10.
5. Which layer is the thickest?
a)
Core
b)
Crust
c)
Mantle
11.
If you traveled from the center of Earth to the surface, the pressure would...
a)
increase
b)
decrease
c)
stay the same
d)
unsure
12.
Which layer is made up of iron and nickel?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Inner Core
d)
Lithosphere
13.
Which layer of Earth is the thinnest?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Inner Core
d)
Outer Core
14.
Which sublayer is made up of the crust and upper mantle?
a)
Inner Core
b)
Outer Core
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Asthenosphere
15.
Identify each layer - #15.
a)
Lithosphere
b)
Mantle
c)
Crust
d)
Asthenosphere
16.
Identify each layer - #16.
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Asthenosphere
17.
Identify each layer - #17.
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Asthenosphere
18.
Identify each layer - #20.
a)
mantle
b)
asthenosphere
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
19.
Identify each layer - #19.
a)
mantle
b)
lithosphere
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
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