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Earth structure

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the thinnest layer of the Earth?

a)

Mantle

b)

Core

c)

Crust

2.

The thickest layer of the Earth is

a)

The crust

b)

The mantle

c)

The core

3.

It is made up of melted rock

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Core

4.

It is as hot as the surface of the Sun

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Core

5.

It is totally liquid

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer core

d)

Inner core

6.

The inner core is:

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gaseous

7.

The hottest layer of the Earth is

a)

The crust

b)

The mantle

c)

The outer core

d)

The inner core

8.
What is the core made of?
a)
Molten rock
b)
Solid rock
c)
Molten metal
d)
Solid metal
9.
What layer is between the inner core and the mantle?
a)
asthenosphere
b)
crust
c)
outer core
d)
lithosphere
10.
Which is the coolest part of the planet?
a)
inner core
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
crust
11.
Which two metals are thought to be found in the core?
a)
iron and steel
b)
iron and nickel
c)
gold and silver
d)
iron and copper
12.
How hot is it in the Earth's center?
a)
600 Celcius
b)
6000 Celcius
c)
6 million Celcius
d)
451 Fahrenheit 
13.
Which of these layers is the largest?
a)
lithosphere
b)
asthenosphere
c)
outer core
d)
mantle
14.
Which layer of Earth is liquid metal?
a)
Outer Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Inner Core
d)
Asthenosphere
15.

As you get farther from the center of the Earth, the temperature _____________.

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

16.
What do we call the center of the Earth?
a)
Mantle
b)
Crust
c)
Apple
d)
Core
17.
Which is the hottest part of the Earth?
a)
The core
b)
The mantle
c)
The crust
d)
The Asthenosphere
18.
What layer is between the inner core and the mantle?
a)
asthenosphere
b)
crust
c)
outer core
d)
lithosphere
19.
Which is the coolest part of the planet?
a)
inner core
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
crust
20.
Which two metals are thought to be found in the core?
a)
iron and steel
b)
iron and nickel
c)
gold and silver
d)
iron and copper
21.
Which layer of the core is solid?
a)
inner
b)
outer
22.
What is the correct layers of the earth starting with the surface?
a)
crust, outer core, inner core, mantle
b)
mantle, outer core, inner core ,crust
c)
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
d)
outer core, inner core , crust, mantle
23.
Which layer of Earth is liquid metal?
a)
Outer Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Inner Core
d)
Asthenosphere
24.

As you get farther from the center of the Earth, the temperature _____________.

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

25.

The outermost layer of the Earth that contains the continents and the oceans.

a)

mantle

b)

crust

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

26.

Pressure and Temperature ________ as you move deeper below Earth's surface

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

stay the same

27.
T/F: Geologist use radioactive dating to find the absolute age of rocks
a)
True
b)
False
28.

Scientist think the Earth is ___ years old.

a)

4,500

b)

45,000

c)

4.5 million

d)

4.4 billion

29.

Oldest Terrestrial Minerals found in which part of Australia

a)

WA

b)

TAS

30.

The Earth looks fresh because the process of remaking rocks makes it young

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Which layers will meteors travel through before they are burned

a)

thermosphere

b)

exosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

troposphere

32.

Which of the following is true about Exosphere?

a)

Protects Earth from UV

b)

the 5th layer from Earth's surface

c)

Meteors burn in it

d)

Considered to be the outer space