WorksheetsEarth's Layers
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which layer of Earth is in the liquid state of matter?
Crust
Inner Core
Lithosphere
Outer Core
According to scientific data, which layer of Earth is the thickest?
Crust
Inner core
Mantle
Outer Core
Oceans, and other bodies of water, are found on which layer of Earth?
Outer core
Mantle
Inner core
Crust
The layer of Earth that is found directly below the lithosphere is called the -
Crust
Asthenosphere
Inner core
Outer core
Which layer of Earth is broken up into giant moving plates?
Asthenosphere
Lithosphere
Inner core
Outer core
Which of Earth’s layers would be best modeled as a metallic sphere?
Mantle
Outer core
Crust
Inner core
Select the types of crust
continental
garlic butter
oceanic
volcanic
Oceanic crust is _____ than continental crust.
thinner
thicker
The outer core is composed of what two elements?
Iron and Nickel
Iron and Helium
Hydrogen and Helium
Hydrogen and Nickel
Which layer of Earth creates its magnetic field?
inner core
outer core
mantle
crust
What is the hot, convecting layer that is located directly under the crust?
mantle
crust
inner core
outer core
Which of the following occurs because of convection currents in the mantle?
Tectonic plates on the crust move.
The mantle increases in size.
Pressure in the crust increases.
Pressure in the crust decreases.
