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The Structure of the Earth

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which layer is right below the Lithosphere?

a)

Mantle

b)

Upper Crust

c)

Asthenosphere

d)

Core

2.

Which statement is true about the structure of Earth?

a)

Earth is made up of several layers

b)

Earth's surface always stays the same

c)

Earth's surface is a solid sheet of rock

d)

Earth is all liquid rock under the surface

3.
Which layer of the Earth is the least dense?
a)
Crust
b)
Inner core
c)
Mantle
d)
Outer core
4.
Which layer of the Earth is the most dense?
a)
Crust
b)
Inner core
c)
Mantle
d)
Outer core
5.
Which layer of the Earth is the thickest?
a)
Core
b)
Crust
c)
Mantle
6.
The outermost layer of Earth that includes the crust and the upper part of the mantle
a)
Asthenosphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Chromosphere
7.

Which layer of the Earth is made of iron and some nickel?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

core

8.
Which physical layer is the thinnest?
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
core
9.
Which layer of the core is solid?
a)
inner
b)
outer
10.
Which is the hottest layer and has the most pressure on it?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner core
11.
The layer of rock that forms Earth's outer skin.
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
core
12.

What do we call the center of the Earth?

a)

Mantle

b)

Crust

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Core

13.

What is the outermost layer of the Earth that consists of the continents and the oceans?

a)

Mantle

b)

Outer Core

c)

Crust

d)

Inner Core

14.

What is the layer of rock between the Earth's outer core and crust?

a)

Inner Core

b)

Mantle

c)

Crust

d)

Core

15.

The Earth's crust is divided into a number of large pieces called

a)

Plate margins

b)

Tectonic plates

c)

Continents

d)

Countries

16.

We live on the core of the Earth

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The lithosphere consists of the upper most part of the mantle and the..

a)

Crust

b)

Asthenosphere

c)

Core

d)

Continents

18.
Roughly how long ago did Pangaea break apart?
a)
2 million years
b)
20 million years
c)
200 million years
d)
2000 million years
19.
Which is the coolest part of the planet?
a)
inner core
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
crust
20.
How hot is it in the Earth's center?
a)
600 Celcius
b)
6000 Celcius
c)
6 million Celcius
d)
451 Fahrenheit 

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