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Layers of the Earth

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which layer contains the gases we breathe?

a)

atmosphere

b)

lithosphere

c)

hydrosphere

d)

mesosphere

2.

Which layer contains the Earth's surface water such as oceans, lakes, streams, and rivers?

a)

atmosphere

b)

lithosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

hydrosphere

3.

Which layer is shown in red?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

4.

Which layer is shown in brown?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

5.

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

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

6.

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

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

7.

Which layer of the Earth is the THINNEST?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

8.

Which layer of the Earth is the THICKEST?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

9.
A break in Earth's crust along which rocks move is called a ________.
a)
plate
b)
rift
c)
fault
d)
breach
10.
What is the name of the single landmass that began to break apart 200 million years ago?
a)
Panthalassa
b)
Laurasia
c)
Gondwanna
d)
Pangaea
11.

Which of the following is not a way plates move?

a)

slide past each other

b)

collide and form glaciers

c)

collide and form mountains

d)

split and form rifts/cracks

12.

How fast do plates move?

a)

super slow about a centimeter a year

b)

super fast about 10 miles a year

c)

super slow about a mile a year

d)

super fast about 50 miles a year

13.

When plates split, a ____can occur which may release lava and ash from deep below the ground.

a)

earthquake

b)

tsunami

c)

trench

d)

volcano

14.

The tallest mountain in the world Mount Everest was created when -

a)

plates split

b)

plates slide past each other

c)

plates collide

d)

plates overpower weaker plates

15.

Which layer is responsible for our magnetic field?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

core

d)

atmospher