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WorksheetsEARTH LAYERS
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 30mins
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Class
Date
1.
The layer that lies beneath the mantle and surrounds the inner core.
a)
mantle
b)
outer core
c)
inner core
d)
crust
2.
Is a layer of weak of soft mantle that is made of rock that flows slowly. Tectonic plates move on top of this layer.
a)
Inner Core
b)
Asthensophere
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Outer Core
3.
This is the outermost, rigid layer of the Earth, made up of two parts, is divided into pieces call tectonic plates.
a)
Inner Core
b)
Asthensophere
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Outer Core
4.
The solid, dense center of our planet that extends from the bottom of the outer core to the center of the Earth..
a)
mantle
b)
outer core
c)
inner core
d)
crust
5.
This layer of the Earth is found between the core and the crust.
a)
mantle
b)
outer core
c)
inner core
d)
crust
6.
Identify the letter in the diagram. Identify letter A
a)
Lithosphere
b)
Asthenosphere
c)
Mantle
d)
Outer Core
7.
Identify the letter in the diagram. Identify letter C
a)
Lithosphere
b)
Asthenosphere
c)
Mantle
d)
Inner Core
8.
The driving force of the tectonic plates are convection currents, where can these be found?
a)
inner core
b)
crust
c)
mantle
d)
outer core
9.
Temperature _____________________ as you go deeper into the earth.
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
goes up and down depending on the layer
d)
stays the same
10.
Which layer of the Earth is responsible for Earth's magnetic field?
a)
outer core
b)
inner core
c)
mantle
d)
crust
11.
Pressure ______________________ as you go deeper into the Earth
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
goes up or down depending on the layer
d)
stays the same
12.
The core is made-up of what two elements?
a)
iron and nickel
b)
iron and oxygen
c)
nickel and silicon
d)
oxygen and silicon
13.
Why is the Inner Core solid?
a)
Extreme Heat
b)
High Pressure
c)
All the layers are solid
d)
It's made of rock
14.
The physical layer of the Earth that is solid and the outermost layer is the ______.
a)
Core
b)
Mesosphere
c)
lithosphere
d)
asthenosphere
15.
The physical layer of the Earth that the plates move on is the ______.
a)
Core
b)
Mesosphere
c)
lithosphere
d)
asthenosphere
16.
Earthquakes can cause
a)
tsunamis
b)
convection currents
17.
True or false? The mantle is the thickest layer.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
True or false? The mantle is completely liquid.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
True or false? The crust is the thinnest layer.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
The plates move due to
a)
convection currents
b)
eruptions in the core
c)
earthquakes
d)
divergent convections
21.
Which layer is solid metal?
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
22.
Which is more dense?
a)
oceanic plate
b)
continental plate
c)
both are equally dense
23.
The inner core is __________ due to ________.
a)
solid, pressure
b)
liquid, heat
24.
The layers in order:
a)
inner core, outer core, crust, mantle
b)
crust, inner core, mantle, outer core
c)
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
25.
The coolest layer
a)
crust
b)
inner core
c)
mantle
d)
outer core
26.
The hottest layer
a)
crust
b)
inner core
c)
mantle
d)
outer core
27.
This layer is a mix between solid and liquid
a)
crust
b)
inner core
c)
mantle
d)
outer core
28.
The circular pattern of heating, rising, cooling, sinking of magma in the mantle causing tectonic plates to move.
a)
Plate Tectonics
b)
Convection Currents
c)
Pangaea
d)
Subduction
29.
The part of the earth that includes the crust and the upper mantle and is split into tectonic plates is the
a)
lithosphere
b)
crust
c)
asthenosphere
d)
mantle
30.
The layer that lies beneath the mantle and surrounds the inner core.
a)
mantle
b)
outer core
c)
inner core
d)
crust
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