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SCIENCE EARTH LAYERS

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What layer has a solid inner part and a liquid outer part?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Core
d)
none
2.
What layer is the thinnest?
a)
Crust 
b)
Mantle
c)
Core
d)
They are all the same size
3.
What layer is made of plates that move around and bump into each other?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Core
d)
All of them
4.
Which layer has the highest density?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Core
d)
All the same
5.
Which layer has a part that is thick  with a clay-like consistency that transfers heat through convection?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Core
d)
All of them
6.
Which layer is the thickest?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Core
d)
All of them are the same size
7.
What are the three main layers of the Earth?
a)
Center, Middle, Outer
b)
Center, Mantle, Crush
c)
Core, Mantle, Crust
d)
Core, Middle, Crush
8.
It is possible to drill through the crust.
a)
Sure, they have already done it.
b)
Yeah, they will get it done soon.
c)
No way, it would make the world explode
d)
Nah, we've only drilled a little bit, like 1/100th of the way through.
9.
True or False...You can touch only one of the Earth's layers.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Do the layers move?
a)
No, they are all stuck in place...rocks are solid
b)
Yes, but only the crust
c)
All the layers but the mantle.  It is too thick to really move.
d)
All the layers are moving, some with convection, some are rotating.
11.
What layer has a solid inner part and a liquid outer part?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Core
d)
none
12.
What layer is the thinnest?
a)
Crust 
b)
Mantle
c)
Core
d)
They are all the same size
13.
What layer is made of plates that move around and bump into each other?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Core
d)
All of them
14.
Which layer has the highest density?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Core
d)
All the same
15.
Which layer has a part that is thick  with a clay-like consistency that transfers heat through convection?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Core
d)
All of them
16.
Which layer is the thickest?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Core
d)
All of them are the same size
17.
What are the three main layers of the Earth?
a)
Center, Middle, Outer
b)
Center, Mantle, Crush
c)
Core, Mantle, Crust
d)
Core, Middle, Crush
18.
It is possible to drill through the crust.
a)
Sure, they have already done it.
b)
Yeah, they will get it done soon.
c)
No way, it would make the world explode
d)
Nah, we've only drilled a little bit, like 1/100th of the way through.
19.
True or False...You can touch only one of the Earth's layers.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Do the layers move?
a)
No, they are all stuck in place...rocks are solid
b)
Yes, but only the crust
c)
All the layers but the mantle.  It is too thick to really move.
d)
All the layers are moving, some with convection, some are rotating.