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The Earth's Interior

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which layer of the Earth is made up of dry land and the ocean floor? 
a)
crust 
b)
mantle 
c)
outer core 
d)
inner core 
2.
Which layer of Earth is the thinnest layer? 
a)
crust 
b)
mantle 
c)
outer core 
d)
inner core 
3.
Which part of the diagram is the mantle? 
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
4.
The ________________ is made up of the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle. 
a)
crust 
b)
lithosphere
c)
asthenosphere
d)
mesosphere 
5.
In which of layer of the mantle can you find convection currents? 
a)
atmosphere 
b)
lithosphere 
c)
asthenosphere
d)
mesosphere 
6.
Besides the mantle, where else can you find convection currents inside Earth? 
a)
crust 
b)
mantle 
c)
outer core 
d)
inner core 
7.
The inner core and outer core are composed mainly of 
a)
iron and nickel 
b)
basalt 
c)
granite 
d)
alien spaceship debris 
8.
Convection currents in the outer core are responsible for 
a)
earthquakes 
b)
seismic waves 
c)
Earth's magnetic field 
d)
ozone layer 
9.
The layer of molten metal that surrounds the inner core is the 
a)
crust 
b)
mantle 
c)
mesosphere 
d)
outer core 
10.
Heat from the _________ causes convection currents in the mantle. 
a)
core 
b)
crust 
c)
lithosphere 
d)
mantle 
11.
Which layer of Earth's interior is below the asthenosphere and makes up the lower mantle. 
a)
lithosphere
b)
asthenosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
atmosphere 
12.
Which of the following increases as you go deeper inside Earth's interior? 
a)
temperature 
b)
pressure 
c)
thickness of layers 
d)
both temperature and pressure 
13.
Which rock makes up most of the oceanic crust? 
a)
granite 
b)
basalt 
c)
gniess 
d)
obsidian 
14.
Which rock makes up most of the continental crust? 
a)
granite 
b)
basalt 
c)
gniess 
d)
obsidian 
15.
Geologists study Earth's interior using indirect evidence from 
a)
seismic waves 
b)
rock samples 
c)
drilling into the core 
d)
kayaking in the convection currents 
16.
Geologists study Earth's interior usingdirect evidence from 
a)
seismic waves 
b)
rock samples 
c)
drilling into the core 
d)
kayaking in the convection currents