WorksheetsEarth's Processes
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 33mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is the thickest layer found between the crust and the core?
a)
Lithosphere
b)
Crust
c)
Outer Core
d)
Mantle
2.
In which layer do convection currents occur?
a)
Outer Core
b)
Crust
c)
Inner Core
d)
Mantle
3.
Which is the hot liquid layer of iron and nickel?
a)
Outer Core
b)
Inner Core
c)
Mantle
d)
Asthenosphere
4.
Which layer of the Earth is SOLID iron and nickel?
a)
Mantle
b)
Outer Core
c)
Inner Core
d)
Crust
5.
Which part of the Earth’s crust is less dense and makes up the continents?
a)
Oceanic Crust
b)
Lithosphere
c)
Continental Crust
d)
Crust
6.
Which layer is the thinnest layer of the Earth?
a)
Outer Core
b)
Crust
c)
Mantle
d)
Inner Core
7.
What was the name of the super continent that Wegner believed once existed?
a)
Ice Age
b)
Wegner Land
c)
Triassic
d)
Pangaea
8.
Which type of crust is more dense?
a)
Oceanic Crust
b)
Lithospheric Crust
c)
Continental Crust
d)
Convection Crust
9.
Who developed the theory of Continental Drift?
a)
Harry Hess
b)
Ms. Thimmel
c)
Mr. Desiderio
d)
Alfred Wegner
10.
Which is NOT a piece of evidence that supports The Theory of Continental Drift?
a)
Evidence of Fossils
b)
Evidence of Plates
c)
Evidence of Puzzle Pieces
d)
Evidence of Landforms
11.
How many layers are there in the Earth?
a)
40
b)
5
c)
89
d)
4
12.
which one is hotter?
a)
the crust
b)
mantle
c)
Inner core
13.
This layer of Earth is the thickest part
a)
crust
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
inner core
14.
What are the two types of crust
a)
continental and oceanic
b)
ocean and upper
c)
lower and upper
d)
pizza and subway
15.
Is the Outer core solid or liquid?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
16.
The layer of Earth between the crust and core is the _______.
a)
crust
b)
core
c)
mantle
d)
fault
17.
Melted rock at Earth's surface is called
a)
lava
b)
the mantle
c)
the lithosphere
d)
magma
18.
A theory of how Earth's continents move over its surface.
a)
Pangea
b)
Contintntal Drift
c)
Yesterday
d)
Pandemonium
19.
Molten rock from Earth's mantle
a)
lava
b)
magma
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