WorksheetsStructure of the Earth
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A scientist who studies Earth's processes and the history that shaped it is called a......
a)
geologist
b)
biologist
c)
teacher
d)
students
2.
The outermost layer of the Earth that contains the continents and the oceans.
a)
mantle
b)
crust
c)
outer core
d)
inner core
3.
The layer of rock between the Earth's core and crust.
a)
outer core
b)
crust
c)
inner core
d)
mantle
4.
Liquid metal layer that surrounds the Earth's inner core.
a)
inner core
b)
crust
c)
outer core
d)
mantle
5.
Solid metal layer at the center of the Earth.
a)
mantle
b)
outer core
c)
inner core
d)
crust
6.
The crust that makes up the continents- the land
a)
tectonic plates
b)
atmosphere
c)
continental crust
d)
oceanic crust
7.
The crust underneath the oceans.
a)
oceanic crust
b)
continental crust
c)
biosphere
d)
tectonic plates
8.
The plates that make up the Earth's crust that are responsible for continental drift.
a)
continental crust
b)
oceanic crust
c)
geologist
d)
tectonic plates
9.
We live on the core of the Earth.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
The outer core is liquid.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
The majority, about 75%, of Earth is made up of land.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
The Earth does not have any spheres.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Tectonic plates are still moving, causing continents to drift.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
What is the name of the Super-Continent that existed long ago?
a)
Wegener
b)
Pangaea
c)
Geocontinent
15.
What does the prefix -litho mean.
a)
land
b)
water
c)
living
d)
rock and stone
16.
What does the prefix -hydro mean?
a)
air, vapor
b)
rock and stone
c)
water
17.
Which sphere supports living things?
a)
Hydrosphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Atmosphere
18.
Which sphere is made up of all the gases that surround Earth?
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Lithosphere
19.
Which sphere of Earth contains rocks and stones, including all the mountains and land we can see?
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Lithosphere
20.
Which sphere of the Earth contains all of Earth's water.
a)
Lithosphere
b)
Hydrosphere
c)
Biosphere
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