Geography Quiz: The Earth's Layers

What is the Mantle?

• The outermost layer of the Earth

• A layer between the crust and the core

• The innermost layer of the Earth

• A type of rock found in the crust

How thick is the Mantle?

• More than 3,500 kilometers

• Less than 500 kilometers

• Almost 2,900 kilometers

• About 1,000 kilometers

What percentage of the Earth's volume does the Mantle make up?

• Less than 10%

• More than 90%

• About 84%

• About 50%

What is the temperature of the Mantle?

• Less than 1,000 degrees Celsius

• Around 1,500 degrees Celsius

• More than 2,000 degrees Celsius

• Exactly 3,000 degrees Celsius

What are the two parts of the Mantle?

• Oceanic and continental

• Upper and lower mantle

• Inner and outer mantle

• Crust and core

What is the Earth's outermost layer called?

• The Lithosphere

• The Mantle

• The Core

• The Crust

What types of crust are there?

• Upper and lower

• Basalt and granite

• Solid and liquid

• Oceanic and continental

What is the oceanic crust mostly made of?

• Sandstone

• Limestone

• Basalt

• Granite

What is the continental crust mostly made of?

• Marble

• Basalt

• Clay

• Granite

What are tectonic plates?

• Layers of the atmosphere

  floating in the mantle

• Pieces of the Earth's crust floating in the mantle

• Types of rocks

  floating in the mantle

• Parts of the core

  floating in the mantle