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WorksheetsLayers of Earth (LO #1 + 2)
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
You live, breathe, and eat on this layer.
a)
Outer Core
b)
Inner Core
c)
Mantle
d)
Crust
2.
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
3.
Which layer of the Earth is the only liquid layer?
a)
Outer Core
b)
Inner Core
c)
Mantle
d)
Lithosphere
4.
Why is the inner core made of solid metal?
a)
Because it is so hot it turns from liquid to solid
b)
Because of the weight of the crust
c)
Because of it's temperature
d)
Because of the pressure of the other layers beating down on it
5.
Which layer is considered the thinnest layer?
a)
Inner Core
b)
Outer Core
Core
Core
c)
Mantle
d)
Crust
6.
Which Layer is considered the coolest layer?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Inner Core
d)
Outer Core
7.
Where is the Earth's crust the thickest?
a)
Oceans
b)
Equator
c)
Mountains
d)
North and South Poles
8.
Which layer is the INNER CORE?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
9.
Which layer is the MANTLE?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
10.
Which layer is the CRUST?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
11.
Which statement is correct?
a)
As you move up through the layers, the pressure increases.
b)
As you move down through the layers pressure increases.
c)
As you move down through the layers, pressure decreases.
d)
As you move up down through the layers, pressure remains the same.
12.
Which layer is the least dense?
a)
inner core
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
crust
13.
What happens to temperature as you move down through the layers?
a)
it remains the same
b)
it increases then decreases
c)
it increases
d)
it decreases
14.
If you traveled from the center of Earth to the surface, the pressure would...
a)
increase
b)
decrease
c)
stay the same
d)
unsure
15.
What is the correct order of Earth's layer starting from the surface?
a)
Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
b)
outer core, inner core, crust, mantle
c)
crust, outer core, inner core, mantle
d)
mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
16.
As we move from the OUTSIDE of Earth towards the CENTER of Earth, does density...
a)
increases
b)
decrease
c)
stays the same
d)
increases, decreases, then increases
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