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WorksheetsEarth's Interior 1.6
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
To study Earth’s interior, geologists often rely on indirect methods, such as evidence from fossils.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Pressure increases from Earth’s surface toward the center of Earth.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
The outermost layer of Earth is called the mantle.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
The part of the mantle called the _____ is made of soft rock that bends like plastic.
a)
asthenosphere
b)
lithosphere
5.
Earthquakes produce ______ that travel through Earth
a)
colorful waves
b)
seismic waves
c)
tertiary waves
d)
predictable waves
6.
______ is a rock with a fine, dark texture that makes up the oceanic crust.
a)
Granite
b)
Gypsum
c)
Basalt
d)
Limestone
7.
Scientists think that the __________, made of liquid iron and nickel, moves to produce Earth’s magnetic field.
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
outer core
d)
inner core
8.
Geologist learn about Earth’s interior by studying ______, which move through Earth.
a)
core samples
b)
fossils
c)
seismic waves
d)
rock layers
9.
Holes drilled several kilometers into Earth’s crust provide direct evidence about Earth’s interior in the form of ____.
a)
seismic waves
b)
rock samples
c)
liquid iron
d)
volcanic eruptions
10.
Geologists obtain indirect evidence about Earth’s interior by ____.
a)
measuring pressure differences at Earth’s surface.
b)
estimating temperature inside earth.
c)
directly looking under the many layers.
d)
recording and studying seismic waves.
11.
Earth’s inner core is ____.
a)
a dense ball of solid metal.
b)
a layer of molten metal.
c)
a layer of hot rock.
d)
a layer of rock that forms Earth’s outer skin.
12.
Using data from seismic waves, geologists have learned that Earth’s interior is made up of several ___.
a)
continents
b)
layers
c)
ridges
d)
trenches
13.
Earth’s mantle is ____.
a)
a layer of molten metal
b)
a layer of hot rock.
c)
a dense ball of solid metal.
d)
a layer of rock that forms Earth’s outer skin.
14.
Earth’s magnetic field results from movements in the ____.
a)
mantle
b)
outer core
c)
inner core
d)
crust
15.
What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth’s layers?
a)
crust, outer core, inner core, mantle
b)
outer core, mantle, crust, inner core
c)
mantle, outer core, crust, inner core
d)
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
16.
Which is thicker, the oceanic crust or the continental crust?
a)
oceanic crust
b)
continental crust
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