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Earth CPES

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
Date
1.

The red box is connected to which layer of the Earth?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

inner core

d)

outer core

2.

Which layer of the Earth is connected to the blue box?

a)

mantle

b)

crust

c)

inner core

d)

outer core

3.

Which layer of the Earth is connected to the orange box?

a)

crust

b)

inner core

c)

mantle

d)

outer core

4.

Which layer of Earth is connected to the yellow box?

a)

mantle

b)

crust

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

5.

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.

a)

high, high

b)

high, low

c)

low, high

d)

low. low

6.

Which statement below is true?

a)

The Earth never changes.

b)

The Earth is constantly changing.

c)

The Earth is changing but only on its surface.

d)

The Earth is changing beneath or above its surface.

7.

According to the theory of plate tectonics, what caused the change in the location of the continents over time?

a)

thermal energy of the Earth

b)

light energy of the Sun

c)

mechanical energy of earthquakes

d)

electrical energy of lightning

8.

What relationship do you see between the temperature (°C) and the depth (km)?

a)

As the depth increases, the temperature first increases and then decreases.

b)

As the depth increases, the temperature increases.

c)

As the depth increases, the temperature decreases.

d)

As the depth increases, the temperature stays the same.

9.

Which event is most likely caused by the movement of the Earth’s crust along transform boundaries?

a)

earthquakes

b)

formation of mountains

c)

solar eclipses

d)

formation of trenches

10.

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?

a)

plates moved away from each other

b)

plates collided with each other

c)

plates broke into smaller pieces

d)

plates stayed in one place

11.

Which of the following could we not understand using this model?

a)

the direction in which the plates are moving

b)

the direction in which magma is moving

c)

the internal layers of the Earth

d)

how fast the plates are moving

12.

What caused the formation of trenches on the ocean floor?

a)

movement of air currents

b)

movement of tectonic plates

c)

movement of glaciers

d)

movement of ocean waves and currents