WorksheetsEarth's Layers
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the outermost layer of earth?
a)
inner core
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
crust
2.
This layer of Earth is solid iron and nickel
a)
Outer Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Inner Core
d)
Crust
3.
The liquid portion at the center of the Earth.
a)
Asthenosphere
b)
Inner Core
c)
Outer Core
d)
Lithosphere
4.
The core is different from the other layers of the Earth because it is made of ______________.
a)
Metal
b)
Solid Rock
c)
Magma
d)
Melted Rock
5.
The lithosphere is made up of which two layers?
a)
Upper and Lower Mantle
b)
Upper Mantle and Crust
c)
Core and Mantle
d)
Crust and Uppermost Mantle
6.
Which layer is the thinnest, least dense and most brittle?
a)
Mantle
b)
Inner Core
c)
Crust
d)
Outer Core
7.
What is the name of the layer that contains the uppermost mantle and crust
a)
Asthenosphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Transosphere
8.
This layer of Earth is the thickest part
a)
crust
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
inner core
9.
Is the outer core solid or liquid?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
10.
_________ is the thickest layer of the Earth.
a)
Inner Core
b)
Outer Core
c)
Crust
d)
Mantle
11.
Identify layer #20.
a)
mantle
b)
pizza crust
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
12.
Which layer is made of the most solid rock?
a)
inner core
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
crust
13.
What is the outer core made of?
a)
solid rock
b)
solid metal
c)
melted rock
d)
melted metal
14.
Which layer has the coolest temperatures?
a)
outer core
b)
inner core
c)
mantle
d)
crust
15.
Which layer has the hottest temperatures?
a)
inner core
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
crust
16.
Which layer is the least dense?
a)
inner core
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
crust
17.
Which layer is represented by the yellow layer?
a)
inner core
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
crust
18.
Out of all the layers, which one would be the easiest for us to drill through?
a)
inner core
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
crust
19.
Which statement is correct?
a)
As you move up through the layers, the pressure increases.
b)
As you move down through the layers pressure increases.
c)
As you move down through the layers, pressure decreases.
d)
As you move up down through the layers, pressure remains the same.
20.
What happens to temperature as you move down through the layers?
a)
it remains the same
b)
it increases then decreases
c)
it increases
d)
it decreases
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