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The Internal Structure of the Earth - Practice Exercise 3-1



Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

Which is the most outer layer of the Earth? 
a.
mantle
c.
core 
b.
crust 
d.
clouds
 

 2. 

Which is the coldest layer? 
a.
inner core 
c.
core 
b.
crust 
d.
mantle
 

 3. 

Which layer's temperature is 3,000 degrees Celsius?
a.
mantle
c.
core
b.
inner core
d.
lower mantle
 

 4. 

What are seismic waves? 
a.
vibration emitted by earthquakes 
c.
form of communicationnone of these
b.
noise caused by excessive drilling 
d.
none of these
 

 5. 

Which is the layer above (towards the surface) the outer core? 
a.
mantle 
c.
crust 
b.
core 
d.
inner core
 



 
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