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WorksheetsEarths layers and plate tectonics
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 33mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which layer do you think is made of liquid
a)
Outer core.
b)
outer core
c)
Outer Core
d)
All the above
2.
This layer of Earth is the thickest part
a)
crust
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
inner core
3.
The layer that makes up most of the earth's mass and volume is the
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
core
d)
asthenosphere
4.
Which of these layers is ALL solid iron and nickle?
a)
inner core
b)
outer core
c)
lithosphere
d)
mesosphere
5.
Which of the following occurs because of convection currents?
a)
Tectonic plates on the crust move.
b)
The mantle increases in size.
c)
Pressure in the crust increases.
d)
Pressure in the crust decreases.
6.
Scientists think that convection currents that move the plates flow in Earth's
a)
Continental crust
b)
Oceanic crust
c)
Asthenosphere
d)
Lithosphere
7.
Where does the heat come from that drives this convection current in the mantle?
a)
The sun
b)
The crust
c)
the mantle
d)
the core
8.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
9.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
10.
How many main layers does the Earth have?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
e)
5
11.
How deep have scientist dug? chooses the closest
a)
69 thousand feet
b)
69 thousand miles
c)
69 thousand inches
d)
to the core
12.
Sand Andreas Fault formed at this type of boundary-
a)
Transform Boundary
b)
Convergent Boundary
c)
Divergent Boundary
d)
Hot Spot
13.
What was the name given to all the continents when they were joined as one super continent
a)
Supreme Continent
b)
N.A.S.E.A.A.A
c)
Wegner World
d)
Pangea
14.
Earth's crust is constantly being recycled. New crust is formed when molten rock comes to the surface and is cooled.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
What are the two types of crust
a)
continental and oceanic
b)
ocean and upper
c)
lower and upper
d)
pizza and subway
16.
This is the theory that states that all the continents started as a single massive continent and have been MOVING apart for over 200 million years and the man that proposed it.
a)
The Big Bang Theory, Einstein
b)
The Pangea Theory, Hutton
c)
The Tectonic Plate Theory, Darwin
d)
The Continental Drift Theory, Wegner
17.
What is science
a)
something fun
b)
a class
c)
a subject
d)
ok boomer
18.
when is our test.
a)
1 day
b)
tomorrow
c)
thursday
d)
ok boomer
19.
The four layers that make-up the earth’s composition are
a)
Crust, Lithosphere, Mesosphere and Core
b)
Lithosphere, Asthenosphere, Mantle and Core
c)
Crust, Mantle, Outer Core and Inner Core
d)
Mantle, Outer Core, Lithosphere and Crust
20.
Which of the following metals are present in Earth's Core? (Select all that apply)
a)
Nickel
b)
Steel
c)
Aluminum
d)
Iron
e)
Titanium
21.
Which of the following layers are not completely solid?
a)
Crust
b)
Outer Core
c)
Upper Mantle
d)
Lower Mantle
e)
Inner Core
22.
.
a)
.
b)
.
c)
.
d)
Science
23.
Same rocks in Texas as those in Antarctica, this is proof of-
a)
coastal erosion
b)
plate tectonics
c)
ocean currents
d)
glacial melting
24.
The lithosphere is dragged along by the __________________ , because of ______________ _________________ in the mantle.
a)
inner core, magnetic forces
b)
asthenosphere, convection currents
c)
crust, huge gravity
d)
asthenosphere, magnetic forces
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