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Planet Earth Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Earth's largest layer?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Core

d)

Lithosphere

2.

What is the Earth's outermost layer called?

a)

Mantle

b)

Core

c)

Crust

d)

Asthenosphere

3.

Which layer of the Earth is liquid?

a)

Outer core

b)

Mantle

c)

Crust

d)

Inner core

4.

What causes the Earth's plates to move?

a)

The rotation of the Earth

b)

Wind

c)

Convection currents in the mantle

d)

The moon's gravitational pull

5.

What is the Earth's core made of?

a)

Rock

b)

Ice

c)

Metal

d)

Water

6.

How many major tectonic plates are there on Earth?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

12

d)

15

7.

What is the phenomenon called when two tectonic plates move away from each other?

a)

Convergent boundary

b)

Divergent boundary

c)

Transform boundary

d)

Subduction zone

8.

Which layer of the Earth is the thickest?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer core

d)

Inner core

9.

What is the main reason Earth is habitable?

a)

Its distance from the Sun

b)

Its size

c)

Its unique atmosphere

d)

Its magnetic field

10.

What is the process called that recycles Earth's crust?

a)

Erosion

b)

Plate tectonics

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Condensation