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Origin and Structure of the Earth

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
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1.

Which of the following layers of the Earth is responsible for the formation of magnetic field that surrounds the Earth?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Asthenosphere

d)

Core

2.

Which of the following layers of the atmosphere is where ozone layer can be found?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Exosphere

d)

Stratosphere

3.

What are the different criteria to make a planet a habitable one? (You can choose more than one answer)

a)

Presence of liquid water

b)

The planet must be located in the Goldilocks zone

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Presence of two or more stars in its system

4.

Why is Earth called “the living planet?”

a)

It sustains life.

b)

It has atmosphere

c)

It has water at the surface

d)

All of the above

5.

Which among the set of planets are called terrestrial?

a)

Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus

b)

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth

c)

Earth, Venus, Mars, Jupiter

d)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

6.

What makes the planet Earth habitable compared to other planets?

a)

It has soil.

b)

It has trees

c)

It has people

d)

It has liquid water.

7.

Why is Earth called a terrestrial planet?

a)

It has life

b)

It is closest to the sun

c)

It is farther from the sun

d)

It is placed at almost the middle planets

8.

Which of the following best describes the surface of the planet Earth?

a)

a thick layer of hydrogen gas

b)

cloudy and hot with lots of volcano

c)

cold, rocky, and covered with red dust

d)

mostly water surface with some areas of land

9.

Earth is said to be a unique planet. Which answer verifies the statement?

a)

It supports life.

b)

It is mostly covered in water.

c)

Its atmosphere is mostly nitrogen and oxygen.

d)

All of the above

10.

Which is supported and sustained by planet?

a)

life

b)

a moon

c)

a rocky core

d)

an atmosphere

11.

How many percent of water comprises the Earth?

a)

15%

b)

30%

c)

50%

d)

70%

12.

What makes Earth similar to Venus?

a)

Earth and Venus are the right sizes to hold a sufficient atmosphere.

b)

Venus’ atmosphere is 100 times thicker than Earth.

c)

Among all the solid planets and moons, only Earth, Venus, and Titan have significant atmospheres.

d)

Both A and C

13.

Which analogy corresponds to the characteristics of the following planets?

a)

Earth: liquid water; Venus: thick atmosphere

b)

Earth: liquid water; Mercury: fast rotation

c)

Venus: thin atmosphere; Mercury: slow rotation

d)

Venus: thick atmosphere; Mercury: fast rotation

14.

Which one of the following figures represents the age of the earth?

a)

4.6 million years

b)

13.7 billion years

c)

4.6 billion years

d)

13.7 trillion years

15.

(a)   is the outermost layer of the solid portion of the Earth.