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Plate Boundaries and Layers of the Earth

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This layer is directly below the crust.
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
2.
This layer is directly below the mantle.
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
3.
This layer is the innermost layer of the Earth.
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
4.
This layer is the thinnest layer and is made of solid rock.
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
5.
This layer is partly made up of solid rock, and the other part of this layer is thick, liquid rock (kind of like syrup).
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
6.
This layer is completely made up of liquid metal.
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
7.
This layer is a solid ball of metal.
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
8.
This layer includes all dry land and the Ocean floor.
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
9.
This layer contains a small amount of metal.
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
10.
This layer surrounds the inner core.
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
11.
This layer is the hottest layer of the Earth.
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
12.
Which layer of the Earth is shown in BROWN?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Inner Core
d)
Outer Core
13.
Which layer of the Earth is shown in YELLOW?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Inner Core
d)
Outer Core
14.
Which layer of the Earth is shown in ORANGE?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Inner Core
d)
Outer Core
15.
Which layer of the Earth is shown in RED?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Inner Core
d)
Outer Core
16.
This layer is the outermost (TOP) layer of the Earth.
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
17.

This type of rock forms when layers of sediment are "glued" together by dissolved minerals.

a)

Igneous rock

b)

Metamorphic rock

c)

Sedimentary rock

d)

Hard rock

18.

This type of rock forms when existing rock is changed to new rock by extreme heat and pressure.

a)

Igneous rock

b)

Metamorphic rock

c)

Sedimentary rock

d)

Hard rock

19.

This type of rock forms when molten (melted) rock from beneath Earth's surface cools and hardens.

a)

Igneous rock

b)

Metamorphic rock

c)

Sedimentary rock

d)

Hard rock

20.

This layer of the Earth is known for its ability to flow slowly over time.

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

21.

Which layer of the Earth is primarily responsible for generating its magnetic field?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

22.

What type of crust is the thickest?

a)

ocean

b)

continental

c)

beach

d)

desert

23.
What is the thickest layer of the Earth?
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
outer core
d)
inner core
24.
Large chunks of the Earth's crust are called...
a)
mountains
b)
flats
c)
plates
d)
volcanoes
25.
What is caused when the tectonic plates slip?
a)
thunderstorms
b)
hurricanes
c)
tornadoes
d)
earthquakes
26.

The Earth's core is made of two parts; the inner and outer core. The inner cores is made mostly of?

a)

nonmetallic gas

b)

soild metal

c)

liquid metal

d)

nonmetallic liquid

27.

When rocks return to the Earth's mantle, they can eventually melt and become magma. ____ and ____ are the main factors that control this change.

a)

Erosion; weathering

b)

Friction; cold

c)

Pressure; heat

d)

Contraction; expansion

28.

The Earth's mantle is:

a)

hotter than the crust but cooler than the core

b)

hotter than both the crust and the core

c)

cooler than both the crust and the core

d)

cooler than the crust but hotter than the core

29.

Earth's core is made mostly of the elements:

a)

iron and nickel

b)

silicone and oxygen

c)

iron and magnesium

d)

silicon and magnesium

30.

Convection causes tectonic plates to move.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

What often occurs at tectonic plate boundaries?

a)

mountain building

b)

increased erosion

c)

thinning of the biosphere

d)

increasing air pressure

32.

What is the geosphere?

a)

all of the water

b)

all of the gases

c)

all of the organisms

d)

all of the soil and rocks

33.

What is NOT part of the geosphere?

a)

boulders

b)

flowers

c)

mountains

d)

soil

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