Chapter 2 Inside Our Earth

A. Tick the correct answer.

1. The thinnest layer of the earth is the
a. Crust b. mantle c. outer core d. inner core
2. The average radius of the mantle is about
a. 2,300 km b. 2,900 km c. 3,500 km d. 3,900 km
3. What is the other name of core?
a. Lithospere b. Asthernosphere c. Barysphere d.
Biosphere
4. Which layer of the earth is made up of iron and nickel?
a. Core b. crust c. mantle d. lithosphere
5. Granite, chalk, clay and salt are example of
a. Rocks b. minerals c. fossils d. metals
6. The rocks which are formed from molten magma are called
____________
a. Sedimentary b. igneous c. metamorphic d.
metallic
7. The fossil fuels are found in ______ rocks.
a. Igneous b. sedimentary c. metamorphic d.
volcanic
8. Which of the following rocks is not a metamorphic rock?
a. Quartzite b. marble c. granite d. slate
 B. Fill in the blanks

1. The average density of the earth is about _________

2. The solid outermost layer of the earth is called__________
3. Limestone is metamorphosed into ___________
4. The rock cycle has neither a __________ nor an _________

C. Classify the names of the rocks given below into igneous,

sedimentary and metamorphic.
1. Sandstone 2. Marble 3. Limestone 4. Granite
5. Slate 6. Dolerite 7. Basalt 8. Quartzite
9. Coal 10. Shale 11. Gneiss 12. Pumice

IGNEOUS SEDIMENTARY METAMORPHIC

D. Match the columns

Column A Column B
1. Sima a. the materials of the earth’s crust

2. Rocks b.have definite chemical composition

3. Minerals c. changes into slate

4. Shale d. made up of silica and magnesium