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First Quiz - Science 10 (Layers of the Earth)

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 50secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the thinnest layer?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

2.

What is the hottest layer?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

3.

What is the densest layer?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

4.

Which layer is made of solid Iron and nickel?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

5.

The Lithosphere is made up of the ___________.

a)

Crust and Upper Mantle

b)

Inner and Outer Cores

c)

Outer Core and Lower Mantle

d)

Lower and Middle Mantle

6.

What is the Asthenosphere?

a)

an elastic substance on which the tectonic plates float.

b)

the air that we breathe.

c)

another name for a globe.

d)

the hard inner core

7.

It is the boundary that separates the upper and the lower mantle.

a)

Lehman's Discontinuity

b)

Bullen's Discontinuity

c)

Moho

d)

Repetti Discontinuity

8.

It is the most abundant minerals in continental crust

a)

SIAL

b)

SAIL

c)

SIMA

d)

AIMS

9.

It is made up of molten rocks called magma and its total thickness is 2900 km.

a)

inner core

b)

crust

c)

mantle

d)

outer core

10.

It is the site of violent convection. The churning metal of the outer core creates and sustains Earth’s magnetic field.

a)

upper mantle

b)

outer core

c)

lower mantle

d)

inner core