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The Layers of the Earth, Convection Currents and Minerals

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 7mins

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1.

What is true about the inner core? (Select all correct answers)

a)

It has the lowest pressure

b)

It has the highest pressure

c)

It is the thickest layer of the Earth

d)

It is the hottest layer of the Earth

2.

What is true about the outer core? (Select all that apply)

a)

It is made from iron and nickel

b)

It is the third most inner layer

c)

It is the hottest layer

d)

It is the thinnest layer

3.

What is true about the mantle? (Select all that apply)

a)

It is just below the crust

b)

It is a semi-liquid

c)

It is the thickest layer

d)

All of the above

4.

What is true about the crust? (Select all that apply)

a)

It is the coldest layer

b)

It is the layer with the most pressure

c)

It is the layer that we live on

d)

It is the thinnest layer

5.

True or False: Convection currents are how heat is transferred in the mantle.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

How does heat move?

a)

It takes a uber

b)

Heat moves from hot to cold temperature

c)

Heat move from cold to hot temperature

7.

Which layer of the Earth do convection currents occur the most in?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

8.

What is the definition of mineral?

a)

It is a naturally occurring solid

b)

Has a crystal structure

c)

Has a definite chemical composition

d)

It is formed by materials, not by living things

e)

All of the above

9.

What happens to the temperature of Earth at the inner core?

a)

It is colder

b)

It is room-temperature

c)

It is hotter

10.

What happens to the temperature of Earth at the crust?

a)

It is colder

b)

It is room-temperature

c)

It is warmer

11.

True or False: the differnce in pressure between the inner core and the crust is that the crust has more pressure.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Bonus: What layer of the Earth causes the Earth's magnetic fields?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core