Download Earth Layers Shoe Box Challenge Quiz..

Earth Layers Shoe Box
Challenge Quiz..
Number homework worksheet
1-13 on side and write the letter of
the best answer only! Good luck!
#1
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The outermost layer of the Earth
Less than 1% of Earth’s mass
Made of Oxygen, Silicon, and Aluminum
I am the????
Crust
Mantle
Inner core
Outer core
#2
• I am the layer of the Earth between the crust and
the core.
• Have 3 parts
• LAM
• I am the????
• A)core
• B)crust
• C)mantle
• D)continental and oceanic
#3
• I have 2 parts and I extend from below the
mantle all the way to the center of the Earth.
• I am 33% of Earth’s mass
• I am made of Nickel and Iron..
• I am the???
• A) crust
• B)core
• C)mantle
• D)continental and oceanic
#4
• I am the type of crust that is denser,
thinner and is underneath…I am the???
• A)oceanic crust
• B)continental crust
• C)lithosphere
• D)mesosphere
#5
• I am the most massive layer of the Earth.
I make up 67% of Earth’s mass. I am also
2,900 km thick with temps of 1,000-3,700
degrees C….I am the??
• A) crust
• B)core
• C)mantle
• D)oceanic and continental
#6
• I am made of Nickel and Iron and am the
the solid part.
• I have a radius/diameter of 1,230 km and
temps from 3,700-7,000 degrees C
• A) inner core
• B)outer core
• C)lithosphere
• D)crust
#7
• I am made of Nickel and Iron and am the
liquid part.
• I have a radius/diameter of 2,200 km and
have temps ranging from 3,700-7,000
degrees C
• A)crust
• B)outer core
• C)inner core
• D)asthenosphere
#8
• I am the soft, bendable-like laffy taffy middle part
of the mantle and the tectonic plates move or
float on top of me. I am a plastic layer made of
solid rock that flows very slowly. My thickness is
250 km. I am the ????
• A)lithosphere
• B)mesosphere
• C)oceanic crust
• D)asthenosphere
#9
• I am below the asthenosphere and am the
strong, lower part of the mantle. I am the
biggest part of the mantle with a thickness
of 2,550 km. I am the??
• A)crust
• B)asthenosphere
• C)mesosphere
• D)lithosphere
#10
• I am part of both the crust and upper part
of the mantle. I am divided into pieces
called tectonic plates. I am the ???
• A)asthenosphere
• B)mesosphere
• C)core
• D)lithosphere
Bonus #1
• LAM stands for the arrangement, in order,
of the parts of the…
• A)mantle
• B)core
• C)crust
• D)rock types
Bonus #2
• The lithosphere, asthenosphere,
mesosphere, outer core and inner core are
the _______layers of the Earth.
• A)physical
• B)composition
• C)regular
• D)irregular
Bonus #3
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Which of the following is not true..
A)peanut butter=crust
B)jelly and laffy taffy=asthenosphere
C)big, strong,paper plate barbell=core
D)cracker=tectonic plates/lithosphere