Name: Layers of the Earth Post- test
Directions: Choose the best answer. Encircle the letter.
1. The crust layer is made up of the continental crust and the oceanic crust. The continental crust is
composed mostly of dense rocks like basalt. The oceanic crust is mainly less-dense rocks such as
granite.
A. True B. False
2. Earth's thin outer layer, the is made almost entirely of light elements.
A. core B. crust C. mantle D. surface
3. Which shows each of the following layers in order from the outermost layer?
A. mantle, outer core, crust, and inner core
B. inner core, outer core, crust, and mantle
C. crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
D. mantle, crust, outer core, inner core
4. The solid part of Earth that consists of all rock, including the soils and sediments on Earth's
surface, is the ___________.
A. lithosphere B. asthenosphere C. geosphere D. biosphere
5. Put the layers of Earth in order from outside layer to inside layer.
A. mantle, crust, core
B. core, mantle, crust
C. crust, mantle, core
D. mantle, core, crust
E. crust, core, mantle
6. The crust and the upper mantle together form the _________________.
A. asthenosphere B. mesosphere C. lithosphere D. inner and outer core
7. This layer is composed of mostly iron, with some nickel.
A. The Core B. The Mantle C. The Crust D. The Inner core
8. The ____________ is a plastic, solid layer of mantle made of rock that flows very slowly and allows
tectonic plates to move on top of it.
A. biosphere B. hydrosphere C. lithosphere D. asthenosphere
9. Which one of the following is not a layer of Earth?
A. Core B. Crust C. Magma D. Mantle
10. These are two types of crust that make up the Earth's surface.
A. convection and mantle
B. lithosphere and continental
C. continental and oceanic
D. lithosphere and asthenosphere
11. What is the correct order of Earth's layers?
A. Mantle, Core, Crust
B. Mantle, Crust, Core
C. Crust, Core, Mantle
D. Crust, Mantle, Core
12. The_______________ is the layer below Earth's crust.
A. inner core B. outer core C. mantle D. crust
13. The crust is the hottest layer of Earth.
A. True B. False
14. The innermost part of Earth, made of metals, is the ______________.
A. mantle B. inner core C. outer core D. crust
15. What increases as you travel closer to Earth's center?
A. weight & pressure B. temperature & pressure C. force & soil D. speed & sound
16. The core is the very center of Earth.
A. True B. False
17. Which of Earth's layers is mostly iron and solid because of the high amount of pressure?
A. crust B. mantle C. outer core D. inner core
18. The uppermost layer of Earth is called the ___________.
A. mantle B. crust C. core D. continents
19. Which of the layers makes up most of Earth's mass?
A. crust B. mantle C. inner core D. outer core
20. What is the outermost layer of Earth?
A. inner core B. outer core C. mantle D. crust
