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WorksheetsLayer of the Earth
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which layer of Earth is made up of tectonic plates?
a)
outer core
b)
inner core
c)
asthenosphere
d)
lithosphere
2.
The thinnest layer of the Earth is the ___________.
a)
mantle
b)
crust
c)
core
3.
Tectonic plates are made up of continental crust and ________ crust.
a)
continental
b)
oceanic
c)
plates
d)
mantle
4.
What is the thickest layer of the Earth?
a)
the crust
b)
the mantle
c)
the outer core
d)
the inner core
5.
What is the core made of?
a)
steel
b)
iron
c)
aluminum
d)
iron and nickel
6.
Which layer(s) of the Earth make up the asthenosphere?
a)
Part of the mantle
b)
Crust, mantle, Core
c)
Crust and upper mantle
d)
Only the crust
7.
What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth's layers?
a)
crust, outer core, inner core, mantle
b)
mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
c)
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
d)
outer core, inner core, crust, mantle
8.
What layer is a semisolid and has the tectonic plates floating on it?
a)
Lithosphere
b)
Mantle
c)
Asthenosphere
d)
crust
9.
What describes the outer core?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
viscous
d)
gas
10.
This layer of Earth is solid Iron and Nickel
a)
Outer Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Inner Core
d)
Crust
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