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Earth quiz

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which activity helps take care of the Earth?

a)

Playing soccer instead of football.

b)

Riding your bike instead of taking a car.

c)

Flying a kite instead of building a sandcastle.

d)

Painting a picture instead of writing a story.

2.

Around how thick is Earth´s crust?

a)

25km

b)

20km

c)

50km

d)

35km

3.

In the morning shadows point

a)

North

b)

East

c)

South

d)

West

4.
Which body has the greater effect on Earth's tides?
a)
Sun
b)
Saturn
c)
Moon 
d)
Venus
5.

In which country is Cappadocia, the world´s deepest underground city located?

a)

Israel

b)

Turkey

c)

Switzerland

d)

Germany

6.

The satellite of the earth is the...

a)

star

b)

lun

c)

moon

d)

sun

7.

Which layer of the Earth is the HOTTEST?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

8.

What are the layers of the Earth in order from the top to the bottom?

a)

Inner Core, Outer Core, Mantle, Crust

b)

Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core

c)

Crust, Mantle, Inner Core, Outer Core

d)

Mantle, Crust, Outer Core, Inner Core

9.

Earth’s crust is broken into pieces called_____.

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Mantle

c)

Boundaries

d)

Tectonic Plates

10.

Which of the following represents the Pacific Plate?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

11.

Earth's early atmosphere formed from gases escaping from vents and _____________.

a)

volcanoes

b)

water buffalos

c)

meteorites

d)

bacteria

12.

Earth’s crust is mostly made of ________.

a)

aluminum & iron

b)

oxygen & calcium

c)

silicon & oxygen

d)

magnesium & potassium

13.

What does subduction mean?

a)

when one plate passes past another

b)

when one plate slides past another

c)

when one plate moves away from another

d)

when one plate sinks below another

14.

Describe the Triassic Period

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