WorksheetsEarth's Layers Quiz
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
What is the average temperature of the earth's crust?
10°C
40°C
22°C
30°C
Which layer of the earth is about 2900 km thick and makes about 85% of the earth's weight?
Mantle
Crust
Atmosphere
Core
What is the composition of the earth's inner core?
Iron and Oxygen
Iron and Nickel
Silicon and Magnesium
Aluminium and Sulphur
Which layer of the earth is mainly made of granite and is older than oceanic crust?
Upper Mantle
Lower Mantle
Continental Crust
Oceanic Crust
What is the temperature range of the earth's outer core?
3000°C
1400°C - 3000°C
5000°C - 6000°C
4000°C - 6000°C
Which scientist discovered that the earth has a solid inner core inside a molten outer core?
Hans
Inge Lehmann
Otto Lidenbrock
Jules Verne
Which layer of the earth's atmosphere blocks the earth from the sun's incoming UV rays?
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Which layer of the Earth makes up the smallest percentage of its total volume?
Crust
Mantle
Inner Core
Outer Core
