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Structure of Earth

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the thinnest layer of the Earth?

a)

Mantle

b)

Inner Core

c)

Crust

d)

Outer Core

2.

Your feet are on

a)

The crust

b)

The mantle

c)

The inner core

d)

The outer core

3.

Earhquakes takes place on

a)

The crust

b)

The mantle

c)

The inner core

d)

The outer core

4.

The thickest layer of the Earth is

a)

The crust

b)

The mantle

c)

The inner core

d)

The outer core

5.

It is made up of melted rock

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Core

d)

Lithosphere

6.

It is as hot as the surface of the Sun

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Inner Core

d)

Outer Core

7.

It is totally liquid

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer core

d)

Inner core

8.

The inner core is:

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gaseous

d)

Plastic

9.

The hottest layer of the Earth is

a)

The crust

b)

The mantle

c)

The outer core

d)

The inner core

10.
Which two metals are thought to be found in the core?
a)
iron and steel
b)
iron and nickel
c)
gold and silver
d)
iron and copper
11.
Which layer of Earth is liquid metal?
a)
Outer Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Inner Core
d)
Asthenosphere
12.

As you get farther from the center of the Earth, the temperature _____________.

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

d)

switches between hotter and cooler

13.

If the earths mantles were completely solid____ plates could not move around

a)

dinner

b)

tectonic

c)

mountain

d)

earth