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Earth's Layers Quiz

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the average temperature of the earth's crust?

a)

10°C

b)

40°C

c)

22°C

d)

30°C

2.

Which layer of the earth is about 2900 km thick and makes about 85% of the earth's weight?

a)

Mantle

b)

Crust

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Core

3.

What is the composition of the earth's inner core?

a)

Iron and Oxygen

b)

Iron and Nickel

c)

Silicon and Magnesium

d)

Aluminium and Sulphur

4.

Which layer of the earth is mainly made of granite and is older than oceanic crust?

a)

Upper Mantle

b)

Lower Mantle

c)

Continental Crust

d)

Oceanic Crust

5.

What is the temperature range of the earth's outer core?

a)

3000°C

b)

1400°C - 3000°C

c)

5000°C - 6000°C

d)

4000°C - 6000°C

6.

Which scientist discovered that the earth has a solid inner core inside a molten outer core?

a)

Hans

b)

Inge Lehmann

c)

Otto Lidenbrock

d)

Jules Verne

7.

Which layer of the earth's atmosphere blocks the earth from the sun's incoming UV rays?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Thermosphere

8.

Which layer of the Earth makes up the smallest percentage of its total volume?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Inner Core

d)

Outer Core