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Rhapsody Layers of the Earth

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This layer contains most of Earth's mass.

a)

Inner Core

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Crust

2.

The thick middle layer is the solid part of the Earth.

a)

asthenosphere

b)

lithosphere

c)

mantle

d)

core

3.

What is the Earth's hottest layer?

a)

Inner core

b)

Crust

c)

atmosphere

d)

lithospere

4.

What is the strongest layer of earth?

a)

core

b)

lithosphere

c)

crust

d)

mantle

5.

What is the hardest earth layer?

a)

mantle

b)

crust

c)

inner core

d)

core

6.

Which layer is composed mostly of iron?

a)

Core

b)

crust

c)

mantle

7.

A diagram of Earth's layers is provided. Which letter in the diagram identifies the layer scientists believe to be in a liquid state?

a)

Location C

b)

Location B

c)

Location A

d)

Location D

8.

The thinnest layer of earth is

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

core

9.

Which layer of the earth has a low temperature

a)

mesosphere

b)

lithosphere

c)

atmospere

10.

What layer is semisolid and acts as a plastic

a)

mantle

b)

inner core

c)

outer core

d)

crust

11.

Starting from the center, the four major Earth layers are

a)

crust, outer core, outer core, mantle

b)

the inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

c)

the outer core, inner core, mantle, crust

d)

crust, mantle, outer core, the inner core

12.

Which layer of Earth is composed of liquid iron and nickel

a)

mantle

b)

outer core

c)

inner core

d)

crust

13.

The layers of Earth can be classified by

their thickness, composition, and state.

Which of Earth's layers is best described

as a molten state of medium density

made of mostly silicon and oxygen?

a)

crust

b)

inner core

c)

outer core

d)

mantle

14.

The upper and lower mantle stay solid because of the intensity at that layer.

a)

Pressure

b)

Temperature

c)

Gravity

d)

Density

15.

The inner and outer core is mostly made of _________.

a)

iron

b)

nickel

c)

dime

d)

cooper