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WorksheetsEarth's Layers
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which earth layer is #2?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer core
d)
Inner core
2.
Which earth layer is #3?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer core
d)
Inner core
3.
Which earth layer is #1?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer core
d)
Inner core
4.
Which earth layer is #4?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer core
d)
Inner core
5.
This layer contains most of Earth's mass.
a)
Inner Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Crust
6.
The core is mostly made up mostly of which elements?
a)
Oxygen and Silicon
b)
Silicon and Magnesium
c)
Nickel and Iron
d)
Iron and Magnesium
7.
This layer of Earth is the thickest part.
a)
crust
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
inner core
8.
The outermost solid layer of the Earth is called the
a)
mantle
b)
outer core
c)
inner core
d)
crust
9.
The layer that lies beneath the mantle and surrounds the inner core.
a)
mantle
b)
outer core
c)
inner core
d)
crust
10.
The outer most layer of the earth is made of two parts. What are those parts called?
a)
Continental and oceanic crust
b)
Thick and thin crust
c)
Land and ocean crust
d)
Sedimentary and igneous crust
11.
Thin layer that has two layers called oceanic and continental.
a)
Crust
b)
Core
c)
Mantle
d)
Atmosphere
12.
Which layer consists of about 70% water?
a)
Crust
b)
Inner core
c)
Mantle
d)
Outer core
13.
Which layer consists of water, sedimentary rock, igneous rock, and metamorphic rock?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Inner core
d)
Outer core
14.
Which layer of made of dense, liquid iron?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer core
d)
Inner core
15.
Which layer of earth molten, semi-liquid rock?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer core
d)
Inner core
16.
What are earth's three main layers?
a)
Core, mantel, and surface
b)
Core, mantle, and crust
c)
Inner core, outer core, and mantle
d)
Upper mantle, lower mantle, and crust
17.
What do earthquake waves have in common with other waves?
a)
They travel at the same speed as light waves
b)
They carry the same amount of energy as sounds waves
c)
They bend when they travel through different materials
d)
They have the same wavelength as radio waves
18.
Where is the earth’s crust the thickest?
a)
A. (ocean)
b)
B. (mountain)
c)
C. (North pole)
d)
D. (Equator)
19.
Which word best characterizes the lower mantle?
a)
Scalding
b)
Cool
c)
Molten
d)
Lukewarm
20.
How deep would you have to drill to reach the center of the earth?
a)
About 60,000 kilometers
b)
About 600,000 kilometers
c)
About 600 kilometers
d)
About 6,000 kilometers
21.
What effect does the spinning of the earth’s core have?
a)
It creates gravity
b)
It creates matter
c)
It creates mass
d)
It creates the earth's magnetic field
22.
Which of the following statements about the Earth’s inner core is true?
a)
It's mostly made of iron
b)
It's mostly made of nickel
c)
It's mostly made of cadmium
d)
It's mostly made of magnesium
23.
Which of the following statements is an opinion about the mantle?
a)
It makes up the bulk of the earth’s mass
b)
Heat churns through it
c)
Inner coreIt contains iron, silicon, magnesium, and oxygen
d)
It is the most important layer of the earth
24.
If the earth’s mantle were completely solid, ______ plates could not move around.
a)
Tectonic
b)
Technical
c)
Titanic
d)
Tidal
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