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Inside Earth's Layers Grade 6

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Scientists divide inside Earth into 5 layers when they look at

a)

the chemical composition of the layers

b)

the physical (mechanical) properties of the layers.

2.

Scientists divide inside Earth into 3 layers when they look at

a)

the chemical composition of the layers

b)

the physical (mechanical) properties of the layers.

3.

The inner core is layer

a)

B

b)

C

c)

D

d)

E

4.

The outer core is layer

a)

B

b)

C

c)

D

d)

E

5.

The core is layer

a)

B

b)

F

c)

G

d)

H

6.

The crust is layer

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

F

7.

The lithosphere is layer

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

F

8.

What is true about the lithosphere

a)

It is the brittle, outer layer of the crust

b)

It is soft, like silly putty.

c)

It is the bottom layer of crust and top layer of the mantle

d)

It is not one of Earth's layers

9.

The asthenosphere is layer

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

F

10.

What is true about the asthenosphere?

a)

It is the brittle, outer layer of the crust

b)

It is liquid

c)

It is solid like silly putty.

d)

It is not one of Earth's layers

11.

Which layer is the lower mantle?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

F

12.

Which layer is the mantle?

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

A

13.

The tectonic plates slide or move on this layer.

a)

outer core

b)

lower mantle

c)

lithosphere

d)

asthenosphere

14.

The tectonic plates are in this layer

a)

aesthenosphere

b)

lithosphere

c)

lower mantle

d)

core

15.

What is one thing scientists study to learn about Earth’s inside layers?

a)

Continental Drift

b)

Seismic Waves (earthquakes)

c)

Phases of the Moon

d)

Volcanoes