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WorksheetsLayers of the Earth Vocabulary
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 59mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What layer is a semisolid and acts like a plastic?
a)
Lithosphere
b)
Mantle
c)
Asthenosphere
2.
Heat transfer within a fluid takes place by...
a)
convection currents
b)
radiation
c)
conduction
d)
density
3.
A deep well or mine shaft goes through which layer or layers of Earth?
a)
crust only
b)
mantle only
c)
crust and mantle
d)
mantle and core
4.
Which layer of the Earth is the only liquid layer?
a)
Outer Core
b)
Inner Core
c)
Mantle
d)
Lithosphere
5.
Scientists think that convection currents that move the plates flow in Earth's
a)
Continental crust
b)
Oceanic crust
c)
Asthenosphere
d)
Lithosphere
6.
Pressure ______________________ as you go deeper into the Earth
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
goes up or down depending on the layer
d)
stays the same
7.
Which layer is made up of SOLID iron and nickel?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Inner Core
d)
Lithosphere
8.
These four layers make-up the earth’s composition. What is the correct order starting from the surface?
a)
Crust, Lithosphere, Mesosphere and Core
b)
Lithosphere, Asthenosphere, Mantle and Core
c)
Crust, Mantle, Outer Core and Inner Core
d)
Mantle, Outer Core, Lithosphere and Crust
9.
The physical layer of Earth made of solid rock and soil is called the ___________.
a)
mesosphere
b)
lithosphere
c)
asthenosphere
d)
mantle
10.
What layer is the hottest?
a)
Core
b)
Crust
c)
Mantle
11.
Which layer is the thickest?
a)
Core
b)
Crust
c)
Mantle
12.
True or False:
The Earth's thin shell of hard rock is called the crust.
The Earth's thin shell of hard rock is called the crust.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
What are the two types of crust?
a)
top crust,bottom crust
b)
oceanic crust, continental crust
c)
water,land
d)
none of the above
14.
Identify each layer - #15.
a)
Lithosphere
b)
Mantle
c)
Crust
d)
Asthenosphere
15.
Identify each layer - #16.
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Asthenosphere
16.
Identify each layer - #17.
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Asthenosphere
17.
Identify each layer - #19.
a)
mantle
b)
lithosphere
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
18.
Identify each layer - #20.
a)
mantle
b)
asthenosphere
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
19.
6. The Lithosphere is the______part of the mantle
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gaseous
20.
7. The Asthenosphere is the_________part of the mantle.
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gaseous
21.
What part of the crust is the arrow pointing to?
a)
Continental Crust
b)
Oceanic Crust
22.
What layer of Earth do we live on?
a)
Crust
b)
Core
c)
Mantle
23.
True or False: The Earth's crust is made of rock
a)
True
b)
False
24.
True or False: The Earth's land forms are found on Earth's crust.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
True or False: The mantle is a solid piece of rock.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
True or False: The mantle is the outside layer of the earth.
a)
True
b)
False
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