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WorksheetsROCKS (Structure of the earth)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 17mins
Which layer is the hottest part of the Earth?
Outer core
Upper mantle
Inner core
Lower mantle
The layer that is made of molten magma and semi solid rock is
Inner core
Crust
Upper mantle
Outer core
Bauxite, Feldspar and Mica are examples of
fossils
Wood
Mineral resources
Rocks
What is the layer of rock between the Earth's outer core and crust?
Inner Core
Mantle
Crust
Core
We live on the core of the Earth
True
False
Which of these layers is the largest?
Outer core
Mantle
Crust
Asthenosphere
What kind of solid rocks make up the Earth's crust?
Magma
Granite & basalt
Continents
_______________is a scientist who studies fossils.
geologist
fossilologist
paleontologist
extinct
The remains of an organism studied by scientists is called a ____________.
paleontologist
fossil
dinosaur
shark
When something is _____________________ it no longer
exists.
extinct
preserved
endangered
rotting
Which is NOT a reason scientists study fossils?
They tell us how long a species existed on Earth.
To learn how organisms are related to each other.
How organisms communicated with each other.
Fossils tell scientists the types of environments that organisms lived in.
Which would be an example of a fossil?
Sedimentary Rock
Dinosaur Footprint
Oyster Pearl
Rotting Log
Which rock type would be best to find fossils?
Igneous Rock
Sedimentary Rock
Metamorphic Rock
An organism should be buried quickly after it dies if it has a chance of becoming a fossil
True
False
How do scientists learn about dinosaurs?
by studying fossils
by reading about them
by watching movies
by looking at pictures
Which is NOT a step in the process an organism goes through to become a fossil?
Layers of sediment build up on the buried body.
A organism dies and is buried quickly.
Minerals fill the spaces of the decaying bone.
An organism becomes extinct.
Fossils can tell us how organisms communicated with each other.
True
False
