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PPQuiz_24 July_Inside the Earth

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the core of the Earth made of?

a)

Steel and copper

b)

Magnesium and iron

c)

Aluminium and kryptonite

d)

Iron and nickel

2.
Which layer of the Earth is the only liquid layer?
a)
Outer Core
b)
Inner Core
c)
Mantle
d)
Lithosphere
3.

What happens to pressure as we move from the crust to the inner core?

a)

Pressure decreases

b)

Pressure increases

c)

No change

4.
Less dense materials rise to the top.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Why is the inner core solid?
a)
its unknown
b)
what it's made of
c)
the pressure
d)
it is colder than the outer core
6.

The element that has the highest density found throughout the composition of the Earth is _____.

a)

Iron

b)

Aluminum

c)

Magnesium

7.

If the pressure is greater than the temperature, the layer will be _________.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

semi-liquid rock

8.

The intense heat from Earth's interior that warms the magma beneath the Earth's surface is called

a)

geothermal energy

b)

hydrogen energy

c)

tidal power

d)

solar energy

9.

Waves travel at different speeds through the Earth's interior. What property distinguishes the Earth's crust, mantle, and core?

a)

mass

b)

pressure

c)

composition

d)

temperature

10.

In which of these ways can volcanoes help build up new land?

a)

by adding water vapor to the atmosphere

b)

by adding heat to Earth's surface

c)

by adding gases to the atmosphere

d)

by adding lava to Earth's surface

11.

Which occurrence is NOT caused by the motion of Earth's plates?

a)

ocean tides

b)

mountain formation

c)

earthquakes

d)

volcanoes

12.

Which of the following would be the least likely cause of volcanic eruption?

a)

gas pressure within Earth's crust

b)

new magma flowing into an already full magma chamber

c)

tectonic plates sliding past each other

d)

tectonic plates colliding

13.
What is the mantle made of?
a)
Chicken Nuggets
b)
Composed mostly of silicate rocks rich in magnesium and iron.
c)
Tectonic Plates 
d)
Molten Lava 
14.

Where are earthquakes most likely to occur?

a)

the density cracks thin areas of Earth's crust

b)

heat causes the mantle to expand

c)

there are plate boundaries

d)

bubbles of magma rise to the surface

15.
What percentage of the earth is mantle?
a)
84%
b)
15%
c)
1%
d)
100%
16.
What is the crust made of?
a)
Coca Cola 
b)
Red Rocks
c)
Rock with silicon, iron, magnesium, aluminum, oxygen and other minerals.
d)
Rocks in the crust and upper mantle.
17.
What is the outermost layer of the earth?
a)
Mantle
b)
 Crust
c)
Outer Core
d)
Lithosphere ∞∞
18.

What is the average temperature of the mantle?

a)

3000° C

b)

200° - 400° C

c)

4000° - 5000° C

d)

5000° - 6000° C

19.
The name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago is called
a)
Wegener
b)
Pangaea
c)
Continental Crust
d)
Michael
20.

The rock which is made up of molten magma is

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

21.

Gold, petroleum and coal are examples of

a)

Rocks

b)

Minerals

c)

Fossils

22.

What is the correct order of Earth's layers? (starting from surface)

a)

Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

b)

outer core, inner core, crust, mantle

c)

crust, outer core, inner core, mantle

d)

mantle, outer core, inner core, crust

23.

Rocks continually recycle into different forms.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

The movement of tectonic plates is due to ____?

a)

convection currents in the mantle

b)

seafloor spreading

25.

The crust and the uppermost mantle make up this solid layer of hard rock.

a)

inner core

b)

asthenosphere

c)

lithosphere

d)

outer core

26.

Why do continents look different today from how they looked 100 million years ago?

a)

Ocean waves reshaped the continents

b)

The continents have drifted apart

c)

Volcanoes have destroyed the continents

d)

Wind and waves have eroded the continents.

27.
What type of indirect evidence helps describe the structure inside the Earth?
a)
Rock samples
b)
Atmospheric data
c)
Seismic waves
d)
Volcanic activity