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Exploring Geo-Sphere

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This layer of Earth is solid Iron and Nickel
a)
Outer Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Inner Core
d)
Crust
2.
This layer of Earth is the thickest part
a)
crust
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
inner core
3.
What are the two types of crust
a)
continental and oceanic
b)
ocean and upper
c)
lower and upper
d)
pizza and subway
4.

Which is the thinnest layer of the earth?

a)

Mantle

b)

crust

c)

Bread crust

d)

Pizza crust

5.

which one is hottest?

a)

the crust

b)

mantle

c)

Inner core

d)

The match that burned Mr. Price's fingers

6.

Volcanoes and earthquakes are both _______________ and ______________ processes because they can destroy AND build up the Earth.

a)

divergent and destructive

b)

constructive and destructive

c)

convergent and divergent

d)

Purple and Green.

7.
An earthquake is caused by a crack in the crust called a __________.
a)
fault
b)
dam
c)
plates
d)
transform
8.

What is an earthquake?

a)

A sudden movement of the Earth's crust caused by a release of stress accumulated along geological faults or by volcanic activity.

b)

a. energy that builds up inside a volcanic mountain

c)

a. energy being released when erosion occurs

d)

Mr. Price sneezes.

9.

How do earthquakes form?

a)

a. energy from a hurricane or tornado

b)

a. energy that builds up inside a volcanic mountain

c)

a. energy being released when crustal plates move

d)

Meteor showers hit in the desert.

10.
What is the outermost layer of the Earth?
a)
Outer core
b)
Inner core
c)
Mantle
d)
Crust
11.
What is the thickest layer of the Earth?
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
outer core
d)
inner core
12.
Which continent doesn't have active volcanoes?
a)
Africa
b)
Antartica
c)
Australia
d)
America
13.

Tsunamis are caused by

a)

underwater disturbances such as earthquakes, landslides, and volcanoes.

b)

wind and the gravitational pull of the moon.

c)

Mr. Price Sneezes.

d)

A disturbance above the earth.

14.
Are the same waves that travel through Earth's interior during an earthquake.
a)
Sound
b)
Water
c)
Seismic
d)
Infrared
15.

We live on the:

a)

Mantle

b)

Inner Core

c)

Outer Core

d)

Crust