Grade 6 8.10 The structure and age of the Earth

What do we call the center of the Earth?

• Mantle

• Crust

• Lithosphere

• Core

What is the outermost layer of the Earth that consists of the continents and the oceans?

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Crust

• Inner Core

What is the layer of rock between the Earth's outer core and crust?

• Inner Core

• Mantle

• Crust

• Core

What do we call the crust that makes up the continents (land)?

• Tectonic plates

• Oceanic crust

• Continental crust

• Atmosphere

The crust beneath the oceans is:

• Oceanic crust

• Tectonic plates

• Continental crust

• Ocean floor

The Earth's crust is divided into a number of large pieces called

• Plate margins

• Tectonic plates

• Continents

• Countries

We live on the core of the Earth

• True

• False

The majority of the earths crust is continental crust

• True

• False

The hottest layer of the Earth is:

• Mantle

• Inner core

• Outer core

• Crust

Which of these layers is the largest?

• Outer core

• Mantle

• Crust

• Asthenosphere