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WorksheetsEarth's Interior
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which layer inside Earth is the only LIQUID layer?
a)
mantle
b)
outer core
c)
inner core
d)
core
2.
Which layer inside Earth is made of iron & nickle ?
a)
mantle
b)
outer core
c)
crust
d)
core
3.
What is the HARD,RIGID outer layer of Earth called?
a)
asthenosphere
b)
mantle
c)
crust
d)
lithosphere
4.
Name the soft pliable layer directly below the lithosphere.
a)
lower mantle
b)
outer core
c)
lithosphere
d)
asthenosphere
5.
Who came up with the Continental Drift Hypothesis?
a)
Pangaea
b)
Wegener
c)
Glossopteris
d)
Megaladon
6.
How do scientists know the core is metal?
a)
earthquake waves
b)
drilling mines & wells
c)
guess
d)
meteorites
7.
All of the following are methods that scientists use to study Earth's interior except one. Which one is NOT a method scientists use to learn about what is inside Earth?
a)
study meteorites
b)
track earthquake waves
c)
travel to the core
d)
drill deep wells
8.
What is the name of Wegener's supercontinent?
a)
Pangaea
b)
Megaladon
c)
Glossopteris
d)
Eurasia
9.
Which of the following is NOT found inside the Earth?
a)
40 ft crystals
b)
liquid metal
c)
tsunamis
d)
coal
10.
Identify the type of rock created when magma cools and hardens deep inside the Earth.
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Extrusive Igneous
d)
Intrusive Igneous
11.
Wegener used core samples to support Continental Drift.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
How do scientists know that there are different layers inside Earth?
a)
Studying meteorites
b)
Samples from inside Wells
c)
Going into deep mines
d)
Tracking earthquake waves
13.
As we travel deeper into Earth, the temperature _____________.
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
goes up and down
d)
stays the same
14.
Both the temperature and the pressure increase as depth increases.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Name the type of rock created when lava cools and hardens on Earth's surface.
a)
sedimentary
b)
metamorphic
c)
intrusive igneous
d)
extrusive igneous
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