WorksheetsEarth's Interior - 1st
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which layer of the earth is LIQUID iron and nickel?
a)
inner core
b)
crust
c)
outer core
d)
mantle
2.
Which is NOT true about continental crust?
a)
older than oceanic
b)
thinner than oceanic
c)
less dense than oceanic
d)
made mostly of granite (felsic)
3.
Why is oceanic crust MORE dense than continental?
a)
The ocean water compresses it
b)
It is older than continental
c)
It is thicker than continental
d)
The air makes continental "puff up"
4.
Which layer of the earth is the largest/thickest?
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
outer core
d)
inner core
5.
What is the layer of the earth that separates the crust from the mantle?
a)
mahi mahi
b)
asthenosphere
c)
lithosphere
d)
moho
6.
Which is NOT true of the lithosphere?
a)
made of crust and upper mantle
b)
has the ability to flow
c)
rigid and solid
d)
makes up tectonic plates
7.
Layer of solid rock that flows under pressure is called the ____.
a)
lithosphere
b)
moho
c)
mantle
d)
asthenosphere
8.
Which layer is responsible for the earth's magnetic field?
a)
mantle
b)
inner core
c)
outer core
d)
moho
9.
When P waves reach the outer core, what happens?
a)
they slow down
b)
they speed up
c)
they stop
d)
stay the same
10.
When P waves reach the outer core, what happens?
a)
they slow down
b)
they speed up
c)
they stop
d)
stay the same
11.
When S waves reach the outer core, what happens?
a)
they slow down
b)
they stop
c)
they speed up
d)
stay the same
12.
The property of a solid to be able to flow like a liquid is called ____.
a)
plasticity
b)
convection
c)
flowiness
d)
conduction
13.
What layer is represented by the orange?
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
inner core
d)
outercore
14.
What layer is represented by the yellow?
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
15.
Which is NOT true of P waves?
a)
speed up in liquids
b)
travel through solids, liquids, and gases
c)
faster than s waves
d)
will travel through the outer core
16.
Which is NOT true of S waves?
a)
slower than P waves
b)
travel only through solids
c)
travel through the outer core
d)
don't travel through liquids
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