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Earth's Layers - Study Island Practice

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Which of the following statements is supported by the picture?

Three-fourths of the Earth's surface is covered by a thin layer of water.

The Earth is orbited by one moon.

The Earth is made mostly of rock.

The Earth has a magnetic field that can be detected with a compass.

Which of the following is the densest layer of the solid Earth?

core

atmosphere

crust

mantle

Amy built a model of the Earth's layers out of different colors of clay. What is a limitation of Amy's model in showing the structure of the Earth?

The model can not show that the Earth's outer core is liquid.

he model can not show that the crust is the outer layer of the Earth.

The model can not show that the Earth's inner core is solid.

The model can not show that the inner core is in the center of the Earth.

The thin layer of air that surrounds the Earth is known as the _______.

atmosphere

cloud cover

hydrosphere

gas layer

Which of Earth's layers is shown by the letter Y in the image?

mantle

outer core

crust

inner core

Which one of the Earth's layers is the thinnest?

crust

mantle

outer core

inner core

Which process is most responsible for creating the Earth's magnetic field?

the rotational motion of the Earth and its iron core

the impact of charged particles from the Sun

the motion of the Moon as it revolves around the Earth

the movement of the Earth through space

Earth's core is made mostly of ________.

iron and nickel.

iron and magnesium.

silicon and oxygen.

silicon and magnesium.

The Earth is made mostly of _______.

rock

air

soil

water

10.

This model is made of wood. The artists wanted to show the structure and relationship of the Earth's layers. How is the model limited from showing this?

The crust of the model cannot move over the mantle.

The crust of the model has different features from the mantle.

The layers of the model do not have the same thickness.

The inner core of the model does not touch the Earth's surface.

11.

Which of the following is located at the center of the Earth?

core

atmosphere

mantle

crust

12.

Which of Earth's layers is shown by the letter X in the image?

outer core

crust

mantle

inner core

13.

Which of the following lists Earth's compositional layers starting with Earth's center and ending with the outermost layer?

core, mantle, crust

mantle, crust, core

crust, core, mantle

crust, mantle, core

14.

Which of Earth's layers is shown by the letter W in the image?

inner core

crust

mantle

outer core

15.

The Earth's core is made of two parts - the inner and outer core. The inner core is made mostly of

solid metal.

nonmetallic gas.

nonmetallic liquid.

liquid metal.

16.

Which of the following lists Earth's compositional layers in order of increasing density?

crust, mantle, core

core, mantle, crust

crust, core, mantle

mantle, crust, core

17.

Which of Earth's layers is shown by the letter Z in the image?

crust

mantle

inner core

outer core

18.

The two most abundant elements in Earth's core are _________.

iron and nickel

nickel and silicon

silicon and oxygen

iron and magnesium

19.

What are the sheets of rock called that make up the top outer crust of the Earth?

plates

continents

waves

shifts

20.

What causes the continental plates to move?

movement from the hot lower layers of Earth

cracks in the plates made by seismometers

really big ocean waves pushing them

seismic moment and intensity

21.

Which is the theory stating that the earth's surface is broken into plates that move?

Plate tectonics

Plate boundaries

Subduction

Seismic waves

22.

What is the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle?

Lithosphere

Rift

Pangaea

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Earth's Layers - Study Island Practice

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

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