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WorksheetsEarth's An Onion
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
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Class
Date
1.
Earthquake vibrations are detected, measured, and recorded by instruments called
a)
magnetometers
b)
seismographs
c)
Richter scales
d)
sonargraphs
2.
the middle of the mantle below the lithosphere
a)
Athens Greece
b)
core
c)
mantle
d)
asthenosphere
3.
molten, softer, liquid like layer of iron and nickel
a)
outer core
b)
inner core
c)
lithosphere
d)
asthenosphere
4.
Earthquake activity in California is primarily caused by
a)
the lowering of aquifer levels
b)
the interaction of tides with the coast
c)
plates grinding past each other along active faults
d)
mining activity during the 19th century
5.
dense, solid; made of iron and nickel
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
outer core
d)
inner core
6.
Which of the following best describes Earth's tectonic plates
a)
they move away from each other at the equator
b)
they move because of convection currents in the mantle
c)
they form at subduction zones
d)
they collide at midocean ridges
7.
the crust and upper mantle
a)
asthenosphere
b)
core
c)
inner core
d)
lithosphere
8.
the top layer of the earth; thinnest layer
a)
inner core
b)
outer core
c)
crust
d)
lithosphere
9.
Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions most often occur
a)
in regions near the equator
b)
in large bodies of water
c)
on large pieces of land
d)
near plate boundaries
10.
The best evidence that the continents were once connected is that they have matching
a)
weather, fossils, and rock types
b)
rock types, fossils, and coastlines
c)
coastlines, weather, and rock types
d)
coastlines, weather, and fossils
11.
the center of the earth broken up into the inner and outer
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
core
d)
asthenosphere
12.
the 2nd layer of the earth; thickest layer
a)
outer core
b)
mantle
c)
inner core
d)
earthquake
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