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Layers of the Earth

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The thinnest layer of the Earth is the ___________.

a)

mantle

b)

crust

c)

core

2.
Tectonic plates are made up of continental crust and ________ crust.
a)
continental
b)
oceanic
c)
plates
d)
mantle
3.

What is the core made of?

a)

steel

b)

iron

c)

aluminum

d)

iron and nickel

4.

What describes the outer core?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

viscous

d)

gas

5.

Why is the inner core solid?

a)

its unknown

b)

what it's made of

c)

the pressure

d)

it is colder than the outer core

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 acts like a plastic?

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Mantle

c)

Asthenosphere

d)

crust

9.

The oceanic floor is made of?

a)

Granite

b)

Basalt

c)

Cookies

d)

Water

10.

What happens to pressure as we move from the crust to the inner core?

a)

Pressure Decreases

b)

Pressure Increases

c)

Nothing

11.

Which layer of Earth has the GREATEST density?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

12.

This layer of Earth is solid Iron and Nickel

a)

Outer Core

b)

Mantle

c)

Inner Core

d)

Crust

13.
What is the name of the layer that contains the uppermost mantle and crust
a)
Asthenosphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Transosphere
14.
What are the two types of crust
a)
continental and oceanic
b)
ocean and upper
c)
lower and upper
d)
pizza and subway
15.
Scientists think that convection currents that move the plates flow in Earth's
a)
Continental crust
b)
oceanic crust
c)
Asthenosphere
d)
Lithosphere
16.
Which is the most thinnest layer of the earth?
a)
Mantle
b)
crust
c)
Bread crust
d)
Pizza crust
17.
How many layers are there in the Earth?
a)
40
b)
5
c)
89
d)
4
18.
which one is hotter?
a)
the crust
b)
mantle 
c)
Inner core
19.
What is the driving force to plate tectonics occurring when warm magma rises and cooler magma sinks? 
a)
An oceanic current
b)
A conventional current
c)
A convection current
d)
A magnetic current
20.
Identify layer  #20.
a)
mantle
b)
pizza crust
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
21.

Which layer of the earth creates the earth's magnetic field?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

22.

From which layer of the earth does lava come from?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

23.

Which layer of the earth has the lowest temperature?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core