Worksheets6.10 A - Earth Layers
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which layer of Earth is the thinnest?
a)
crust
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
inner core
2.
Which letter in the diagram identifies the layer scientists believe to be in a liquid state?
a)
Location A
b)
Location B
c)
Location C
d)
Location D
3.
Which is the best description of the characteristics of the asthenosphere?
a)
Solid , but flowing
b)
Hot, but solid metal
c)
Liquid, but dense
d)
Brittle, but shifting
4.
The lithosphere is composed of rock that can be described as being
a)
liquid
b)
dense
c)
solid
d)
flowing
5.
According to scientific data, which layer of Earth is the thickest?
a)
Crust
b)
inner core
c)
mantle
d)
outer core
6.
What layer of the earth is composed of material of the highest density?
a)
outer core
b)
inner core
c)
crust
d)
mantle
7.
The sphere of solid nickel and iron at the center of Earth;surrounded by the liquid outer core.
a)
inner core
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
crust
8.
The thin, solid outermost layer of Earth; either continental or oceanic.
a)
inner core
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
crust
9.
Which of the following describes a change in moving from Earth’s crust to the outer core?
a)
Pressure would change from very high to none
b)
Density would change from least to most dense
c)
Plasticity would change from flexible to rigid
d)
Heat would change from relatively hot to cool
10.
The lithosphere consists of the
a)
upper mantle and the crust
b)
lower mantle and the outer core
c)
inner and outer core
d)
crust and the entire mantle
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