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layers of the earth

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
  1. List the 4 main layers of the Earth

a)

crust, outer core, , inner core

b)
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
c)

crust, mantle, outer core,

d)

pick me pls

2.

ΔWhat are the 4 spheres (Earth systems)?Δ

a)

atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, and biosphere

b)
atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and exosphere
c)
atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and asthenosphere
d)
atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and magnetosphere
3.

​ Which Earth system contains the air we breathe? ​ ​ ​ ​

a)

biosphere

b)

atmosphere

c)

geosphere

4.
  1. Which earth system contains rocks, soil, and other earth materials?

a)
hydrosphere
b)
geosphere
c)
biosphere
d)
atmosphere
5.

What is the earth system that contains all water on earth?

a)
lithosphere
b)
hydrosphere
c)
atmosphere
d)
biosphere
6.

What is the earth system that contains all living things?

a)
biosphere
b)
hydrosphere
c)
atmosphere
d)
lithosphere
7.
  1. Plants are rooted into the ground. What two systems are interacting?

a)
leaf system and stem system
b)
flower system and fruit system
c)
water system and air system
d)
root system and soil system
8.

Plants soak up water to survive. What two systems are interacting?

a)
photosynthesis system and respiration system
b)

biosphere and water

c)
flower system and fruit system
d)
stem system and leaf system
9.

Rain falls to the ground and soaks into the dirt. What two systems are interacting?

a)

biosphere and hydrosphere

b)

geosphere

10.

Birds eat worms. What system is interacting with itself?

a)

biosphere

b)

hydrosphere

c)

geoshere

11.

There is water in the air. What two systems are interacting?

a)
atmosphere and biosphere
b)
lithosphere and biosphere
c)
atmosphere and geosphere
d)
atmosphere and hydrosphere
12.

What is the outermost layer of the Earth?

a)
crust
b)
atmosphere
c)
core
d)
mantle
13.

What is the crunchy layer?

a)
Inner layer
b)
Soft layer
c)
Outer layer
d)
Middle layer
14.
  1. Which layer is made up mostly of iron?

a)
inner core
b)
mantle
c)
outer core
d)
crust
15.
  1. Which layer is at the center of the Earth?

a)
inner core
b)
crust
c)
mantle
d)
outer core
16.
  1. What type of crust is under the ocean?

a)
continental crust
b)
sedimentary crust
c)
igneous crust
d)
oceanic crust
17.

What type of crust makes up the continents?

a)
oceanic crust
b)
sedimentary crust
c)
igneous crust
d)
continental crust
18.
  1. True or false: The asthenosphere is soft and can bend like plastic.

a)
False
b)
True
19.
  1. Which layer contains a lot of aluminum and silicon?

a)

surface

b)

atmosphere

c)

core

d)
Earth's crust
20.
  1. True or false: the lithosphere floats on top of the asthenosphere.

a)
True
b)
False
21.
  1. Which layer is the densest?

a)
core
b)
crust
c)
mantle
d)
atmosphere
22.

Which two metals make up the inner core?

a)
iron and nickel
b)
copper and zinc
c)
aluminum and titanium
d)
gold and silver
23.
  1. True or false: The crust is a solid shell.

a)
True
b)
False
24.

True or false: we could live in the mantle.

a)
True
b)
False
c)
Maybe
d)
Only if we wear protective suits
25.
  1. Denser materials tend to float or sink?

a)
float
b)
hover
c)
disappear
d)
sink