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Earth's Layers

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the compositional layers of the Earth?

a)

Crust, inner core, and lithosphere

b)

Crust, mantle, core

c)

Lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere, outer core, and inner core

d)

Lithosphere, mantle, and outer core

2.

The compositional layers has to do with the _____________________ of the Earth.

a)

chemical makeup

b)

physical properties

3.

What is the crust?

a)

the outermost solid layer of Earth

b)

a region of hot, slow-flowing, solid rock

c)

a layer of weak or soft mantle

d)

the densest layer

4.

What is the densest layer?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Core

d)

Asthenosphere

5.

What are the two types of crust?

a)

Continental

b)

Rocky

c)

Volcanic

d)

Oceanic

6.

In which layer of the Earth does convection occur?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Core

7.

This layer is made up mostly of iron and nickel.

a)

Inner core

b)

Outer core

c)

Core

8.

Which of the following are Earth's physical layers?

a)

Crust

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Asthenosphere

d)

Core

e)

Inner Core

9.

What is the outermost, rigid layer of Earth?

a)

Crust

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Asthenosphere

d)

Outer core

10.

On which layer do tectonic plates move?

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Asthenosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Core

11.

The outer core is _____________, and the inner core is _____________.

a)

solid; liquid

b)

liquid; solid

c)

solid; dense

d)

weak; strong

12.

Which compositional layer is a hot, convecting layer of rock?

a)

Core

b)

Crust

c)

Mantle

d)

Plate

13.

The lithosphere includes some or all of which two compositional layers?

a)

Core and crust

b)

Mantle and core

c)

Crust and mantle

d)

Core and mesosphere

14.

Which of these statements best describes a characteristic of the asthenosphere that allows the tectonic plates to move?

a)

It is soft

b)

It is rigid

c)

It is permeable

d)

It is porous

15.
What layer is the thinnest?
a)
Crust 
b)
Mantle
c)
Core
d)
They are all the same size
16.
Which layer is the thickest?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Core
d)
All of them are the same size
17.
Temperature _____________________ as you go deeper into the earth.
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
goes up and down depending on the layer
d)
stays the same
18.
What layer of Earth do we live on?
a)
Crust
b)
Core
c)
Mantle