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Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 59mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What layer is the hottest?
a)
Core
b)
Crust
c)
Mantle
2.
Which layer is the thickest?
a)
Core
b)
Crust
c)
Mantle
3.
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
4.
If you traveled from the center of Earth to the surface, the pressure would...
a)
increase
b)
decrease
c)
stay the same
d)
unsure
5.
Which layer is made up of iron and nickel?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Inner Core
d)
Lithosphere
6.
What are the two types of crust?
a)
top crust,bottom crust
b)
oceanic crust, continental crust
c)
water,land
d)
none of the above
7.
Which sublayer is made up of the crust and upper mantle?
a)
Inner Core
b)
Outer Core
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Asthenosphere
8.
If we compare the temperature and pressure of the Earth’s mantle to the core, what differences can we expect as we move downward into the Earth?
a)
Both the temperature and pressure increase.
b)
Both the temperature and pressure decrease.
c)
The temperature increases and the pressure decrease.
d)
The temperature decreases and the pressure increases.
9.
What is the outer core composed of?
a)
Basalt
b)
Granite
c)
Solid Metals
d)
Molten (liquid) Metals
10.
Scientists determine what Earth’s interior looks like by using:
a)
Volcanoes
b)
Seismic Waves
c)
Continental Drift
d)
Convection Currents
11.
Identify each layer - #15.
a)
Lithosphere
b)
Mantle
c)
Crust
d)
Asthenosphere
12.
Identify each layer - #16.
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Asthenosphere
13.
Identify each layer - #17.
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Asthenosphere
14.
Identify each layer - #19.
a)
mantle
b)
lithosphere
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
15.
Identify each layer - #20.
a)
mantle
b)
asthenosphere
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
16.
The Lithosphere is the______part of the mantle
a)
upper
b)
lower
c)
middle
17.
The Asthenosphere is the_________part of the mantle.
a)
upper
b)
lower
c)
middle
18.
What part of the crust is the arrow pointing to?
a)
Continental Crust
b)
Oceanic Crust
c)
Bread Crust
19.
What layer of Earth do we live on?
a)
Crust
b)
Core
c)
Mantle
20.
True or False: The Earth's crust is thick melted rock
a)
True
b)
False
21.
True or False: The Earth's crust is made of rock
a)
True
b)
False
22.
True or False: The Earth's crust is thicker than the inner layers.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
True or False: Roads, buildings and trees are found on Earth's crust.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
What Layer is 3?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
25.
Which layer is the densest?
a)
Inner core
b)
Outer core
c)
Mantle
d)
Crust
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