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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is the outermost layer of earth?
a)
inner core
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
crust
2.
Which layer is made of the most solid rock?
a)
inner core
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
crust
3.
Which layer is made of solid iron & nickel?
a)
inner core
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
crust
4.
What is the outer core made of?
a)
solid rock
b)
solid metal
c)
melted rock
d)
melted metal
5.
Which layer has the coolest temperatures?
a)
outer core
b)
inner core
c)
mantle
d)
crust
6.
Which layer has the hottest temperatures?
a)
inner core
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
crust
7.
Which layer is the least dense?
a)
inner core
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
crust
8.
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
9.
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.
10.
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
11.
Which compositional layer is represented by the yellow layer?
a)
inner core
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
crust
12.
What kind of crust do we live on?
a)
oceanic crust
b)
continental crust
13.
Which word best describes the lithosphere?
a)
liquid
b)
rigid
c)
bendable
d)
metal
14.
Which layer causes the earth's magnetic field?
a)
inner core
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
crust
15.
Which statement is true about oceanic crust?
a)
It is made of melted rock.
b)
It is the thinner than continental crust.
c)
It is thicker than continental crust.
d)
It is made of liquid metal.
16.
Which layer contains Auroras or Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights)?
a)
Stratophere
b)
Thermosphere
c)
Mesophere
d)
Exosphere
17.
What layer protects the earth from meteors?
a)
Stratosphere
b)
Thermosphere
c)
Ionophere
d)
Mesophere
18.
What does the ozone layer do in our atmosphere?
a)
It protects the Earth from the sun's harmful ultraviolet radiation
b)
It keeps all of the gases in our atmosphere
c)
It cools down the Earth by reversing the greenhouse effect
d)
It breaks up space rocks and creates meteors
19.
What do greenhouse gases do in our atmosphere?
a)
They absorb radiation given off by the Earth
b)
They block radiation from reaching the Earth's surface
c)
They block gases from leaving the atmosphere
d)
They make the Earth cool
20.
As you go higher in the atmosphere, ______
a)
The temperature decreases
b)
The temperature increases
c)
The temperature increases and decreases
d)
The temperature stays the same
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