WorksheetsEarth CPES
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
The red box is connected to which layer of the Earth?
crust
mantle
inner core
outer core
Which layer of the Earth is connected to the blue box?
mantle
crust
inner core
outer core
Which layer of the Earth is connected to the orange box?
crust
inner core
mantle
outer core
Which layer of Earth is connected to the yellow box?
mantle
crust
outer core
inner core
An engineer wants to design a machine that is able to travel to the center of the Earth.
Complete the sentence below to make it true. To travel toward the center of the Earth, the machine must be strong enough to handle very ____________________ temperatures and very ____________________ pressure.
high, high
high, low
low, high
low. low
Which statement below is true?
The Earth never changes.
The Earth is constantly changing.
The Earth is changing but only on its surface.
The Earth is changing beneath or above its surface.
According to the theory of plate tectonics, what caused the change in the location of the continents over time?
thermal energy of the Earth
light energy of the Sun
mechanical energy of earthquakes
electrical energy of lightning
What relationship do you see between the temperature (°C) and the depth (km)?
As the depth increases, the temperature first increases and then decreases.
As the depth increases, the temperature increases.
As the depth increases, the temperature decreases.
As the depth increases, the temperature stays the same.
Which event is most likely caused by the movement of the Earth’s crust along transform boundaries?
earthquakes
formation of mountains
solar eclipses
formation of trenches
The movement of the Earth’s plates caused the formation of the Appalachian Mountains about 480 million years ago. Which statement explains how this might have happened?
plates moved away from each other
plates collided with each other
plates broke into smaller pieces
plates stayed in one place
Which of the following could we not understand using this model?
the direction in which the plates are moving
the direction in which magma is moving
the internal layers of the Earth
how fast the plates are moving
What caused the formation of trenches on the ocean floor?
movement of air currents
movement of tectonic plates
movement of glaciers
movement of ocean waves and currents
