Layers of the Earth Quiz
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- Q1What covers 75% of the earths surface?WaterSoilRockSand30s
- Q2True or False Most of the water on the earth is unusable by humans.FalseTrue30s
- Q3What do we call the relatively thin layer of gas that surrounds our planet?OxygenOceanAtmosphereTroposphere30s
- Q4The outermost layer of earth is the ___________.Outer coreMantleInner CoreCrust30s
- Q5What is the thinnest layer of the earth?MantleCrustOuter coreInner Core30s
- Q6The crust is the ______ ______ layer.Very centerLeast denseMost dense30s
- Q7The crust consists of which two types of plates?Mountain and OceanicContinental and OceanicSeparating and CollidingLeft and Right30s
- Q8What layer of earth is between the crust and the core?AtmosphereCoreMantleCrust30s
- Q9Which layer of earth makes up most of its mass?MantleOuter coreInner coreCrust30s
- Q10The mantle is the earth's ________ layer.ThinnestSmallestThickestLeast dense30s
- Q11What is the mantle made up of?Metamorphic RockSedimentary RockMolten rockMolten Metal30s
- Q12A _________ current takes place in the mantle.InvectionConvectionOceanTranform30s
- Q13The mantle surrounds the entire dense, __________core.RockCarbonLithiumMetallic30s
- Q14What state is the outer core?GasSolidLiquid30s
- Q15What is the outer core made up of?Metamorphic RockMolten MetalSedimentary RockMolten rock30s