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Layers of the Earth

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which layer contains the ground we walk on?

a)

asthenosphere

b)

lithosphere

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

2.

Which contains the gases we breathe?

a)

atmosphere

b)

lithosphere

c)

asthenosphere

d)

mantle

3.

Which layer contains the Earth's surface water such as oceans, lakes, streams, and rivers? There are actually two answers.

a)

lithosphere

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

crust

4.

Which layer is shown in red?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

5.

Which layer is shown in orange?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

6.

Which layer is shown in yellow?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

7.

Which layer is shown in brown?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

8.

Which shows the order of the layers from COOLEST to HOTTEST?

a)

crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

b)

inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

c)

crust, outer core, inner core, mantle

d)

Trick question! All of the layers are the same temperature!

9.

Which layer is made of "flowing" semi-solid rock (think taffy, clay or pudding)?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

10.

Which layer is made (mostly) of LIQUID iron and nickel?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

11.

Which layer is made (mostly) of SOLID iron and nickel?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

12.

Which layer of the Earth is the THINNEST?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

13.

Which layer of the Earth is the THICKEST?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

14.

Which layer is the hottest?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

15.

Which layer is the coolest?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

16.

What is the top most layer of the mantle?

a)

The crust

b)

The lithosphere

c)

The astenosphere

d)

The outer core

17.
What is the core made of?
a)
steel
b)
iron 
c)
aluminum
d)
iron and nickel
18.
Which layer(s) of the Earth make up the asthenosphere?
a)
Part of the mantle
b)
Crust, mantle, Core
c)
Crust and upper mantle
d)
Only the crust
19.
What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth's layers?
a)
crust, outer core, inner core, mantle
b)
mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
c)
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
d)
outer core, inner core, crust, mantle
20.

What layer is a semisolid and acts like a plastic or taffy?

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Mantle

c)

Asthenosphere

d)

crust

21.
Which layer of Earth has the GREATEST density?
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
outer core
d)
inner core
22.

Which layer of Earth is made up of slow moving plates?

a)

outer core

b)

inner core

c)

asthenosphere

d)

lithosphere

23.

Which of the following is true regarding the composition of the lithosphere?

a)

The lithosphere is mostly liquid, with some medium-density materials, such as silicon.

b)

The lithosphere is more plastic and flows slowly compared to the solid crust of Earth.

c)

The lithosphere includes the core and the lower portion of the mantle.

d)

The lithosphere includes the crust and the uppermost portion of the mantle, which is sold and rigid.

24.

Which layer floats on the putty-like, taffy-like layer?

a)

Inner Core

b)

Asthensophere

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Outer Core

25.

If you watched the cake video Mrs. Ritter posted, at 3:25 the narrator is teaching us about what part found in the mantle?

a)

Oceanic Crust

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Astenosphere

d)

Convection Currents

26.

This type of rock forms when molten (melted) rock from beneath Earth's surface cools and hardens.

a)

Igneous rock

b)

Metamorphic rock

c)

Sedimentary rock

d)

Hard rock

27.
A cold rigid layer or brittle layer located on the outside. 
a)
Inner core
b)
Outer core 
c)
Crust 
d)
Lithosphere
28.

The convection currents are similar to what phenomenon we saw in Mrs. Ritter's class?

a)

A lava lamp

b)

Erosion of shoreline property

c)

The birth of a star

d)

I don't know. I will need to go and watch the cake video at about 3:25 minutes :)

29.

The _______ is to the egg as the lithosphere is to the earth.

a)

The yolk - the yellow part

b)

The white part

c)

The shell

d)

The bacon that completes the meal.

30.
What happens to temperature as we move from the crust to the inner core?
a)
Decreases
b)
Increases
c)
Nothing
31.
Less dense materials rise to the top.
a)
True
b)
False
32.

Sally is researching the differences that exist in each layer of the Earth. Which of the following best describes Earth's crust?

a)

Solid, rocky

b)

Liquid, metallic

c)

Semisolid, convecting

d)

Dense, extremely hot

33.

This is the outermost, rigid layer of the Earth, made up of two parts, is divided into pieces call tectonic plates.

a)

Inner Core

b)

Asthensophere

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Outer Core

34.
What observation can we make about Earth’s lithosphere AND asthenosphere?
a)
The asthenosphere floats on top of the lithosphere.
b)
The crust and the core make up the lithosphere.
c)
The crust and mantle make up the asthenosphere. 
d)
The lithosphere floats on top of the asthenosphere
35.

If you traveled from the center of Earth to the surface, the pressure would...

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

stay the same

d)

unsure

36.
The asthenosphere is part of which layer?
a)
Inner core
b)
Outer Core
c)
Mantle
d)
Crust
37.
Contains molten (hot liquid) iron and nickel.
a)
outer core
b)
inner core
c)
mantle
d)
crust
38.

This layer is made up of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rock. (See me in the picture?)

a)

outer core

b)

mantle

c)

crust

d)

inner core

39.

Now that I've completed this Quizizz, I will do 50 jumping jacks, 10 push-ups, and 15 burpees.

a)

true

b)

false

40.

Here's an idea: Go outside and draw and label the parts of the earth with sidewalk chalk. Take a picture and send it to me.

a)

Yes, I'll go right away!

b)

No can do, Mrs. Ritter. Idon't have sidewalk chalk.

c)

I will after I arm wrestle my little brother or sister for their chalk.

d)

Maybe after I finish the rest of my homework.