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La Estructura de la Tierra

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many layers does the Earth have according to the text?

a)

Three

b)

Four

c)

Six

d)

Five

2.

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

a)

Mantle

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Core

d)

Crust

3.

What is the main composition of the oceanic crust?

a)

Granite

b)

Sandstone

c)

Limestone

d)

Basalt

4.

How thick can the Earth's crust be?

a)

Between 5 and 70 kilometers

b)

Between 1 and 40 kilometers

c)

Between 20 and 80 kilometers

d)

Between 10 and 100 kilometers

5.

What percentage of the Earth's total volume does the mantle represent?

a)

More than 60%

b)

More than 50%

c)

More than 80%

d)

More than 70%

6.

What is the state of the rocks in the mantle?

a)

Liquid

b)

Solid

c)

Gaseous

d)

Semi-liquid or viscous

7.

What generates the Earth's magnetic field?

a)

The outer core

b)

The mantle

c)

The inner core

d)

The crust

8.

What are the two types of crust mentioned in the text?

a)

Upper and Lower

b)

Oceanic and Continental

c)

Eastern and Western

d)

Northern and Southern

9.

What is the temperature range of the outer core?

a)

Between 2,200 and 4,900 degrees Celsius

b)

Between 4,000 and 6,000 degrees Celsius

c)

Between 1,000 and 3,000 degrees Celsius

d)

Between 3,000 and 5,000 degrees Celsius

10.

What elements are believed to make up the inner core?

a)

Carbon and Hydrogen

b)

Magnesium and Calcium

c)

Silica and Oxygen

d)

Iron and Nickel

11.

How is the Earth's crust primarily composed?

a)

Slate and shale

b)

Sandstone and limestone

c)

Marble and quartz

d)

Basaltic rocks and granite

12.

What causes earthquakes according to the text?

a)

The movement of the tectonic plates

b)

Volcanic eruptions

c)

Meteor impacts

d)

Tidal forces

13.

What is the asthenosphere?

a)

A hot, 'fluid' layer beneath the lithosphere

b)

The outermost layer of the Earth

c)

A layer of liquid metal

d)

A layer of solid rock

14.

What is the thickness of the inner core?

a)

About 500 kilometers

b)

About 1,200 kilometers

c)

About 3,000 kilometers

d)

About 2,200 kilometers

15.

How do scientists study the Earth's inner layers?

a)

By drilling deep into the mantle

b)

By sending probes to the core

c)

By deducing from information collected from the surface

d)

By direct observation