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SCIENCE

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what is the hottest earth layer

a)

inner core

b)

outer core

c)

mantel

2.

Which layer of the Earth is the thinnest?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer core

d)

Inner core

3.

Which layer of Earth is broken up into giant moving plates?

a)

Asthnosphere

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Inner core

d)

Outer core

4.
What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth's layers?
a)
crust, mantle, inner core, outer core
b)
mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
c)
inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
d)
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
5.
How does temperature change as you move from the crust to the core?
a)
it gets cooler
b)
it gets hotter
c)
it stays the same
d)
the core is frozen
6.
What is a large ocean wave that results from an underwater earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption?
a)
Aftershock
b)
Liquefaction
c)
Seismic Gap
d)
Tsunami
7.
Earthquakes happen every day. Most are too small for humans to notice.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
What is an epicenter? 
a)
Where an earthquake started
b)
The surface right above where an earthquake started 
9.

Where the earthquake begins on surface.

a)

epicenter

b)

joint

c)

fault

d)

focus

10.
The Richter scale measures:
a)
the amount of radon gas released
b)
the movement of plates
c)
the strength of an earthquake
d)
the weight of tectonic plates
11.

What comes out of a volcano

a)

magma

b)

lava

c)

rock

12.

what causes a volcano to form

a)

earthquakes

b)

movement of plates

c)

tusimai

13.

why do volcanos erupt

a)

magma rising to the surface

b)

earthquakes

c)

floods

14.

LAVA/MAGMA is.....

a)

COLD

b)

HOT

15.

why are volcanos dangerous

a)

lava

b)

magma

c)

mountains

d)

people

16.

what is the lowest layer of the earth

a)

bedrock

b)

topsoil

17.

what is a natural breakdown for compost

a)

leaves

b)

birds

c)

elephants

d)

worms

18.

what is soil made out of?

a)

worms

b)

elephants

c)

rocks

d)

sand

19.

why do people use compost

a)

to help plants

b)

its helps with soil and keeps it moist

20.

why is soil so important

a)

we don't use soil we use sand

b)

we use it to swim in

c)

we eat soil

d)

it helps us grow food to help us live