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WorksheetsLayers of Earth Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the thickest layer of the Earth?
a)
the crust
b)
the mantle
c)
the outer core
d)
the inner core
2.
What describes the outer core?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
viscous
d)
gas
3.
This layer of Earth is solid Iron and Nickel
a)
Outer Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Inner Core
d)
Crust
4.
What layer of the Earth do convection currents occur in?
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
outer core
d)
inner core
5.
You live, breathe, and eat on this layer.
a)
Outer Core
b)
Inner Core
c)
Mantle
d)
Crust
6.
The core is mostly made up mostly of which elements?
a)
Oxygen and Silicon
b)
Silicon and Magnesium
c)
Nickel and Iron
d)
Iron and Magnesium
7.
Which layer of the Earth is the only liquid layer?
a)
Outer Core
b)
Inner Core
c)
Mantle
d)
Lithosphere
8.
What are the two type of crust?
a)
Continental and Landforms
b)
Oceanic and Mountains
c)
Mountains and Landforms
d)
Oceanic and Continental
9.
How are scientist able to estimate the thickness of each layer of the Earth?By studying __________
a)
radio waves
b)
sonar waves
c)
laser waves
d)
seismic waves
10.
The crust is thickest on the sea floor and thinnest beneath mountains
a)
True
b)
False
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