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WorksheetsDensity and Earth's Layers
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 33mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What part of the earth is a layer of rock that makes up most of Earth’s mass?
a)
core
b)
mantle
c)
asthenosphere
d)
lithosphere
2.
Which of these layers is SOLID iron and nickel?
a)
inner core
b)
outer core
c)
lithosphere
d)
mesosphere
3.
Scientists think that convection currents that move the plates flow in Earth's
a)
Continental crust
b)
Oceanic crust
c)
Asthenosphere
d)
Lithosphere
4.
The outermost solid layer of the Earth is called the
a)
mantle
b)
outer core
c)
inner core
d)
crust
5.
The layer that lies beneath the mantle and surrounds the inner core.
a)
mantle
b)
outer core
c)
inner core
d)
crust
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.
What is the rigid layer of the Earth's surface made up of the crust and upper mantle called?
a)
asthenosphere
b)
lithosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
continental crust
8.
How many layers of the Earth's CORE are there?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
four
9.
Large pieces of lithosphere that move around on the asthenosphere are called
a)
Crust plates
b)
Tectonic plates
c)
Mantle pieces
d)
Core plates
10.
what is not a layer of the Mantle?
a)
Lithosphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Asthenosphere
d)
Mesosphere
11.
Which layer is the densest?
a)
Z
b)
X
c)
W
d)
V
12.
Which layer is the thinnest?
a)
V
b)
Z
c)
Y
d)
X
13.
Which layer is the solid, inner core?
a)
W
b)
V
c)
X
d)
Y
14.
Which layer is the liquid outer core?
a)
Y
b)
Z
c)
V
d)
W
15.
Which layer of the earth is under the most pressure?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
16.
Which layer of the earth is the coolest?
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
outer core
d)
inner core
17.
As you travel from the inner core to the crust, how would temperature, pressure and density of the material change?
a)
The would all increase
b)
The would all decrease.
c)
They would stay the same.
d)
Temperature would decrease, but pressure and density would increase.
18.
The physical layer of Earth made of solid rock and soil is called the ___________.
a)
mesosphere
b)
lithosphere
c)
asthenosphere
d)
mantle
19.
What are two ways scientists describe Earth's Layers?
a)
oceanic and continental
b)
compositional and physical
c)
continental and physical
d)
oceanic and compositional
20.
The lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere, inner and outer core are called
a)
physical layers
b)
compositional layers
21.
The crust, mantle, and core are called
a)
Physical Layers
b)
Compositional Layers
22.
The core is divided into
a)
three parts: solid, liquid, gas
b)
two parts: solid, gas
c)
two parts: liquid, gas
d)
two parts: solid, liquid
23.
An object with which of the following densities will float on water?
a)
0.7 g/cm3
b)
1.2 g/cm3
c)
3.5 g/cm3
d)
11.4 g/cm3
24.
Will an object with a density of 1.01 g/cm3 float or sink?
a)
float
b)
sink
25.
Jack has a rock. The rock has a mass of 14g and a volume of 2cm3. What is the density of the rock?
a)
7 mL
b)
7 g/cm3
c)
28 g/cm3
d)
1/7 g/cm3
26.
Which units of measurement are used for volume?
a)
grams
b)
centimeters
c)
grams/milliliter
d)
milliliter
27.
What is the volume of Object X?
a)
10.0 cm3
b)
15.0 cm3
c)
20.0 cm3
d)
25.0 cm3
28.
What is the formula for density?
a)
density = mass x volume
b)
density = mass / volume
c)
density = mass + volume
d)
density = mass - volume
29.
Frank has an eraser. It has a mass of 4g, and a volume of 2cm3. What is its density?
a)
8 g/cm3
b)
2 g/cm3
c)
1/2 g/cm3
d)
24 g/cm3
30.
Put the liquids in order from most dense to least dense?
a)
4, 3, 2, 1
b)
1, 2, 3, 4
c)
3, 4, 2, 1,
d)
4, 3, 1, 2
31.
Which box has a higher density?
a)
Box A
b)
Box B
c)
cannot be determined
d)
they are the same
32.
In general what is the most dense form of matter?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
plasmas
33.
What is the density of water?
a)
0 g/ml
b)
1 g/ml
c)
10 g/ml
d)
100 g/ml
34.
What is the measuring unit for mass?
a)
centimeter
b)
millimeter
c)
grams
d)
pounds
35.
Which lab tool might you use to measure the volume of a liquid?
a)
electric scale
b)
bunsen burner
c)
test tube
d)
graduated cylinder
36.
What units are used to measure Density?
a)
cm3/g
b)
g
c)
g/cm3
d)
cm3
37.
Calculate the density of the cube.
a)
2 g/cm3
b)
4 g/cm3
c)
6 g/cm3
d)
8 g/cm3
38.
Calculate the density of the cube.
a)
2 g/cm3
b)
4 g/cm3
c)
6 g/cm3
d)
8 g/cm3
39.
Calculate the density of the cube.
a)
3 g/cm3
b)
4 g/cm3
c)
2 g/cm3
d)
5 g/cm3
40.
Calculate the density of the cube.
a)
3 g/cm3
b)
4 g/cm3
c)
2 g/cm3
d)
1 g/cm3
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