WorksheetsLayers of the Earth
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 18mins
What is Geology?
The study of the structure and surface of the Earth
The study of rocks
The study of Geodes
The study of the Earth and its atmosphere
What are the layers of the Earth? Click all that apply.
Crust
Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core
What percent of the Earth's mass does the crust make up?
0.5%
1%
5%
15%
The Earth's crust is thinnest where?
Under the ocean
Under the continents
What percentage of the Earth's mass does the Mantle make up?
67%
76%
6.7%
50%
What is the driving force behind the movement of the Earth's plates?
Convection Currents
Convection ovens
Heat waves
Fudge
How deep is the Mantle?
1800 miles
1300 miles
800 miles
32 miles
What is the 1st interior layer of the Earth?
Mantle
Crust
Core
What are the layers of the Earth in order starting with the outermost layer?
crust, lithosphere, asthenosphere, lower mantle, outer core, inner core
crust, asthenosphere, lithosphere, lower mantle, outer core, inner core
Inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
crust, outer core, lower mantle, inner core, asthenosphere, lithosphere
What layer is between the inner core and the mantle?
outer core
lithosphere
crust
inner core
How deep is the outer core?
1300 miles
1800 miles
500 miles
13 miles
What percentage of the Earth's total mass does the outer core make up?
30%
67%
0.5%
2.5%
In what state of matter is the outer core?
liquid
solid
gas
plasma
What is the outer core composed of? Check all that apply.
molten metal
magma
iron, nickel, sulfur
Oxygen
What is the center of the Earth?
Inner core
Outer core
Mantle
Crust
What is the most dense layer of Earth?
Outer core
Inner Core
Mantle
Crust
What is the inner core composed of? Check all that apply.
Iron
Nickel
Oxygen
Silicon
What layer is the hottest layer of the Earth?
Inner Core
Outer core
Mantle
Earth
How deep is the inner core?
800 miles
1300 miles
1800 miles
1802 miles
What increases as you move towards the center of the Earth?
Temperature
Pressure
Density
Mass
What temperature is the Lithosphere?
0 degrees celsius
1400 degrees celcius
22 degrees celcius
100 km
What's the temperature of the crust?
22 degrees celsius
0 degrees celsius
100 degrees celsius
32 km
What is the approximate thickness of the oceanic crust?
8 km
32 km
3 km
25 km
What is the thickness of the lithosphere?
100 km
700 km
2100 km
2300 km
What is the temperature of the asthenosphere?
1400-3000 degrees celsius
3000 degrees celsius
500 degrees celsius
1000 degrees celsius
What is the thickness of the asthenosphere?
700 km
100 km
300 km
1000 km
What is the thickness of the lower mantle? (approximately)
2100 km
3000 km
2900 km
10 km
What is the temperature of the lower mantle?
3000 degrees celsius
1000 degrees celsius
4000 degrees celsius
1690 degrees celsius
What is the layer of the earth called that comprises of the crust and the upper part of the mantle?
Lithosphere
Asthenosphere
Lower mantle
Crust
What are the broken sections of the lithosphere called?
plates
silverware
cups
crust
Where do earthquakes begin?
lithosphere
asthenosphere
lower mantle
crust
If you traveled from Warsaw, Indiana to Salt Lake City, Utah, how far did you travel and what layer of the Earth is that deep?
1300 miles
1800 miles
Mantle
Outer Core
What is the fluidy layer of the mantle called?
asthenosphere
lithosphere
lower mantle
outer core
What layer of the earth carries and moves the lithosphere?
asthenosphere
crust
lower mantle
outer core
