Composition of the Earth Quiz Questions

1. When the boundaries of the ______ bump up against each other they can cause earthquakes.

A Outer Core B Mantle C Crust D Tectonic plates

2. What layer of the Earth is the second layer from the surface?

A Inner Core B Mantle C Crust D Outer Core

3. Which layer is the hottest part of the Earth?

A Mantle B Crust C Inner Core D Outer Core

4. Which layer is the thin outer layer of the Earth?

A Mantle B Crust C Outer Core D Inner Core

5. What layer of the Earth creates the magnetic field around the Earth?

A Inner Core B Outer Core C Crust D Mantle

6. Which of the following best describes the Earth's outer core?

A It resides between the crust and the inner core B It consists of liquid iron and nickel C The area of the Earth that is sometimes called the lithosphere D The thinnest layer of the four layers that make up the composition of the Earth

7. Which of the following best describes the Earth's inner core?

A It is under such immense pressure that, even though it is very hot, it is still a solid B The area of the Earth that is sometimes called the lithosphere C It consists of liquid iron and nickel D The thinnest layer of the four layers that make up the composition of the Earth

8. Which of the following best describes the tectonic plates of the Earth?

A The area of the Earth that is sometimes called the lithosphere B The thinnest layer of the four layers that make up the composition of the Earth C It consists of liquid iron and nickel D It resides between the crust and the outer core

9. Which of the following best describes the Earth's crust?

A The thinnest layer of the four layers that make up the composition of the Earth B It resides between the crust and the outer core C The area of the Earth that is sometimes called the lithosphere D It consists of liquid iron and nickel

10. Which of the following best describes the Earth's mantle?

A It resides between the crust and the outer core B It consists of liquid iron and nickel C The area of the Earth that is sometimes called the lithosphere D The thinnest layer of the four layers that make up the composition of the Earth