Worksheets6.10A/6.5B Science Quiz-
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which layer of Earth do scientists believe is most likely made of solid metals?
a)
crust
b)
outer core
c)
inner core
d)
mantle
2.
Which layer of Earth is the thinnest?
a)
crust
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
inner core
3.
Which letter in the diagram identifies the layer scientists believe to be in a liquid state?
a)
Location A
b)
Location B
c)
Location C
d)
Location D
4.
Where in the diagram might you expect to find rocks of the lowest density?
a)
Location A
b)
Location B
c)
Location C
d)
Location D
5.
Which of the following events led to the formation of the layers of Earth?
a)
A slow deposition
b)
A constant cooling
c)
A large impact
d)
A spinning rotation
6.
Which layer of Earth is composed of liquid rock?
a)
crust
b)
lithosphere
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
7.
Which is the best description of the characteristics of the asthenosphere?
a)
Solid , but flowing
b)
Hot, but solid metal
c)
Liquid, but dense
d)
Brittle, but shifting
8.
The lithosphere is composed of rock that can be described as being
a)
liquid
b)
dense
c)
solid
d)
flowing
9.
Which of the following describes a change in moving from Earth’s crust to the outer core?
a)
Pressure would change from very high to none
b)
Density would change from least to most dense
c)
Plasticity would change from flexible to rigid
d)
Heat would change from relatively hot to cool
10.
The lithosphere consists of the
a)
upper mantle and the crust
b)
lower mantle and the outer core
c)
inner and outer core
d)
crust and the entire mantle
11.
According to scientific data, which layer of Earth is the thickest?
a)
Crust
b)
inner core
c)
mantle
d)
outer core
12.
What layer of the earth is composed of material of the highest density?
a)
outer core
b)
inner core
c)
crust
d)
mantle
13.
The sphere of solid nickel and iron at the center of Earth;surrounded by the liquid outer core.
a)
inner core
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
crust
14.
The outer layer of Earth’s core;surrounds the inner core and is made of liquid nickel and iron.
a)
inner core
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
crust
15.
The solid layer of Earth between the crust and the core; made of dense silicates.
a)
inner core
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
crust
16.
The thin, solid outermost layer of Earth; either continental or oceanic.
a)
inner core
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
crust
17.
The layer of Earth that consists of the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle.
a)
lithosphere
b)
asthenosphere
c)
hydrosphere
d)
atmosphere
18.
The solid layer with plasticity in the upper mantle that is located just below the lithosphere.
a)
lithoshpere
b)
asthenosphere
c)
hydrosphere
d)
atmosphere
19.
Existing in a solid state yet having the ability to flow without being a liquid.
a)
Lithosphere
b)
Plasticity
c)
Flexibility
d)
Smooth
20.
A measure of the amount of heat energy
a)
time
b)
temperature
c)
thermostat
d)
plasticity
21.
Force exerted on matter through contact with other matter; affects melting and boiling points
a)
temperature
b)
plasticity
c)
flexibility
d)
pressure
22.
The thickest layer of Earth, composed of molten rock
a)
asthenosphere
b)
mantle
c)
lithosphere
d)
inner core
23.
Has plasticity allowing this layer to be flexible
a)
Asthenosphere
b)
Lithosphere
c)
Mantle
d)
Inner Core
24.
The densest layer, composed of solid iron
a)
Asthenosphere
b)
Mantle
c)
Lithosphere
d)
inner core
25.
The layer where tectonic movement occurs
a)
Asthenosphere
b)
mantle
c)
Lithosphere
d)
inner core
26.
Which layer is where all life exists on Earth?
a)
atmosphere
b)
biosphere
c)
hydrosphere
d)
lithosphere
27.
The biosphere consists of which 3 layers?
a)
crust, mantle, core
b)
lithosphere, asthenosphere, hydrosphere
c)
ozone, atmosphere, hydrosphere
d)
ithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere
28.
The most abundant elements in the atmosphere are
a)
oxygen and carbon
b)
hydrogen and oxygen
c)
nitrogen and oxygen
d)
silicon and oxygen
29.
The most abundant elements in Earth's crust/lithosphere are
a)
oxygen and carbon
b)
nitrogen and oxygen
c)
oxygen and silicon
d)
hydrogen and oxygen
30.
The most abundant elements in the hydrosphere are
a)
hydrogen and oxygen
b)
carbon and silicon
c)
oxygen and nitrogen
d)
silicon and oxygen
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