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The Structure of the Earth

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is at A?

a)

Crust

b)

Outer Core

c)

Mantel

d)

Inner Core

2.

What is at C?

a)

Crust

b)

Outer Core

c)

Mantle

d)

Inner Core

3.

What is at D?

a)

Crust

b)

Outer Core

c)

Mantle

d)

Inner Core

4.

What is at B?

a)

Crust

b)

Outer Core

c)

Mantle

d)

Inner Core

5.

Where is it hottest

a)

Crust

b)

Outer Core

c)

Mantle

d)

Inner Core

6.

What are we standing on?

a)

Crust

b)

Outer Core

c)

Mantle

d)

Inner Core

7.

What happens to the magma closest to the core?

a)

It heats up and rises

b)

It cools down and becomes more dense

c)

It cools and contracts

d)

It heats up and becomes more dense

8.

What are these currents which occur in the magma called?

a)

Magma currents

b)

Conduction currents

c)

Convection currents

d)

Heat currents

9.

Which of the following are evidence of Plate Tectonic theory?

a)

Strange fossils at the bottom of the sea

b)

The plates fit together like a jigsaw

c)

Sea floor spreading

d)

Temperature readings from underground probes

10.

Name the plate.

a)

European plate

b)

Asia plate

c)

Eurasian plate

d)

German Plate

11.
a)

Nazca plate

b)

Juan de Fuca plate

c)

Cocos Plate

d)

Pacific plate

12.

Name the plate.

a)

New Zealand plate

b)

Australian plate

c)

South Pacific plate

d)

Oceania plate

13.

Name the plate.

a)

South China Sea plate

b)

South East Asian plate

c)

Japan plate

d)

Filipino plate