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Layers of the Earth
Layers of the Earth
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A #Science Quiz to help you learn about the #Layers of the #Earth
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1
Alfred Wegener thought of what theory?
Theory of Seafloor Spreading
Theory of Continental Drift
Theory of Drifiting Countries
Theory of Rocks and Sand
2
What is the continental crust made of?
Sulfur
Basalt
Iron
Granite
3
What is Miss Watson's easy way of remembering the physical layers of the Earth?
OMALI
LAMOI
ALOMI
MALOI
4
If the outer layer in chemical layers is the crust, what is the outer layer in physical layers?
Lithosphere
Mesosphere
Core
Asthenosphere
5
What are the
chemical
layers of the Earth?
Crust, Mantle and Asthenosphere
Crust, Lithosphere and Core
Crust, Mantle and Core
Continental Crust, Oceanic Crust, Mesosphere and Core
6
Compared to the mantle, is the core higher or lower in density, temperature and pressure?
Lower
Higher
7
What evidence was found to prove Wegener's theory?
Volcanic evidence
Continent evidence
Rock and Fossil evidence
They found a colony of mermaids pushing the continents apart
8
What are the
elements
present in the
core
?
Iron, Sulfur and Basalt
Iron, Nickel and Sulfur
Basalt and Nickel
Granite and Basalt
9
What is the oceanic crust made of?
Nickel
Sulfur
Granite
Basalt
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What are the two
crust
types?
Continental and Sulfur
Nickel and Basalt
Oceanic and Continental
Mantle and Oceanic
