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Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the thinnest layer?
Crust
Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core
What is the thickest layer?
Crust
Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core
What is the coolest layer?
Crust
Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core
What is the hottest layer?
Crust
Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core
What is the densest layer?
Crust
Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core
Which layer is the only liquid layer?
Crust
Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core
Which layer is made of solid Iron and nickel?
Crust
Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core
Which layer is made of liquid iron and nickel?
Crust
Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core
What are convection currents?
the cycle of heated rock or metal rising, and cooling rock or metal falling.
the cycle of cooling rock or metal rising, and heated rock or metal falling.
an electric current found in the mantle.
and electric current found in the outer core.
If we can't travel to the center of the Earth, how do we know so much about it?
Seismic waves, made by earthquakes and man-made explosions
special camera scopes sent through all the layers of the earth
very long thermometers that can reach to the inner core
super powerful x-rays
Sally is researching the differences that exist in each layer of the Earth. Which of the following best describes Earth's crust?
Solid, rocky
Liquid, metallic
Semisolid, convecting
Dense, extremely hot
Oceanic crust is more dense than continental crust?
true
false
Which layer contains convection currents?
outer core
inner core
asthenosphere
lithosphere
Earth’s crust can only be____________ or _______________.
Volcanic & Seismic
Oceanic & Continental
The Lithosphere is made up of the ___________.
Crust and Upper Mantle
Inner and Outer Cores
Outer Core and Lower Mantle
Lower and Middle Mantle
What is the Asthenosphere?
an elastic substance on which the tectonic plates float.
the air that we breathe.
another name for a globe.
the hard inner core
As we move further into the earth layers temperature
Decreases.
Increases.
Stays the same.
Goes up and down.
Why is the inner core solid?
The temperature is so cold.
Its made of mostly iron and nickel.
The extreme pressure
Its in the middle.
Which layer of the earth generates earths magnetic field?
Crust
Outer Core
Mantle
Lithosphere
What layer of the Earth do we live on?
mantle
inner core
crust
outer core
What layer makes up 85% of the total weight of the Earth?
crust
mantle
outer core
inner core
