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WorksheetsEarth's Layers Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This layer is why we have a magnetic field.
a)
Outer Core
b)
Inner Core
c)
Crust
d)
Mantle
2.
Which layer has the MOST pressure?
a)
Outer Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Inner Core
d)
Crust
3.
Which layer is a layer of molten metal?
a)
Inner Core
b)
Outer Core
c)
Crust
d)
Mantle
4.
Which layer is made up of incredibly hot rock?
a)
Inner Core
b)
Outer Core
c)
Mantle
d)
Crust
5.
As the Earth formed, what did the heavier elements do?
a)
Floated to the top
b)
Stayed in place
c)
Crushed the other elements
d)
Sank to the middle of Earth
6.
How do geologists study the interior of Earth?
a)
Measuring pressure
b)
Estimating temperature
c)
Looking at each layer
d)
Studying seismic waves
7.
The crust of the Earth is made of which two elements?
a)
iron and oxygen
b)
copper and silicon
c)
nickel and iron
d)
oxygen and silicon
8.
Why is the inner core solid?
a)
More pressure
b)
More gravity
c)
More density
d)
Cooler temperature
9.
Why is the magnetic field important?
a)
It causes Earth to rotate.
b)
It creates gravity.
c)
It protects our atmosphere from solar radiation.
d)
It protects us from asteroids.
10.
What is the crust broken into?
a)
tectonic plates
b)
oceanic and land
c)
continental plates
d)
convection currents
11.
Which layer takes up the most mass?
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
outer core
d)
inner core
12.
How does the mantle move?
a)
Circular waves
b)
Convection currents
c)
Conduction
d)
Radical radiation
13.
Which layer is our only liquid layer?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
14.
Which layer have we been able to dig to?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
15.
Which layer has the most density?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
16.
Which layer is hotter than the surface of the sun?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
17.
Which layer has the least density?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
18.
What is the difference between oceanic and continental crust?
a)
Oceanic crust is thinner and less dense than continental crust
b)
Continental crust is thicker and more dense than continental crust
c)
Ocean crust is thinner and more dense than Continental Crust
d)
Ocean crust sinks while continental crust floats
19.
Which two layers are solid?
a)
Crust and mantle
b)
Crust and outer core
c)
Mantle and Inner Core
d)
Inner Core and Crust
20.
This layer is larger than the inner core but smaller than the mantle.
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
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