WorksheetsEarth and Mineral resources
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth's layers?
a)
crust, mantle, inner core, outer core
b)
mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
c)
inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
d)
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
2.
Earth's inner core is
a)
a layer of hot rock
b)
a solid ball of iron and nickel
c)
a layer of liquid iron and nickel
d)
a layer of rock that forms Earth's outer skin
3.
Which layer of the earth is a pure liquid?
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
outer core
d)
inner core
4.
How does temperature change as you move from the crust to the core?
a)
it gets cooler
b)
it gets hotter
c)
it stays the same
d)
the core is frozen
5.
What layer is shown by letter B?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer core
d)
Inner core
6.
What layer is shown by letter A?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer core
d)
Inner core
7.
What layer is shown by letter C?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer core
d)
Inner core
8.
What part of the earth is a layer of rock that comprises 67% of Earth’s mass?
a)
mesosphere
b)
mantle
c)
asthenosphere
d)
lithosphere
9.
Which layer is the thinnest, least dense and most brittle?
a)
Mantle
b)
Inner Core
c)
Crust
d)
Outer Core
10.
What do we call the natural rock we mine to extract the minerals we need?
a)
Dirt
b)
Ore
c)
Sand
d)
Rubble
11.
Earth's mineral resources are distributed evenly throughout the Earth.
a)
True
b)
False
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