This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Arts Humanities > Geography > Class 11 Geography Chapter 2 The Earth'S Structure – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Geography Chapter 2 The Earth'S Structure Quiz 11 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the thinnest layer on Earth? A) Mantle. B) Crust. C) Outer core. D) Inner core. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crust. 2. What drives tectonic plate movement? A) Coriolis effect. B) The earth's magnetic core. C) Convection currents. D) Gravity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Convection currents. 3. Earth's physical layers correspond to Earth's compositional layers. Which part of the mantle is also partof the lithosphere? A) The lower stationary part. B) The rigid upper part. C) The soft moving part. D) The fluid, hot part. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The rigid upper part. 4. What is the second layer of the Earth, located beneath the crust? A) Atmosphere. B) Crust. C) Core. D) Mantle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mantle. 5. The outer core is composed of what two elements? A) Iron and Nickel. B) Iron and Helium. C) Hydrogen and Helium. D) Hydrogen and Nickel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Iron and Nickel. 6. Seismic waves are ..... that are similar to sound waves. A) Materials. B) Points. C) Epicenters. D) Vibrations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vibrations. 7. The Mid-Ocean Ridge is a mountain chain located ..... and is actually a long string of ..... A) In America ; volcanoes. B) Under water ; mountains. C) Under water ; volcanoes. D) In Africa ; mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Under water ; volcanoes. 8. The intense vibrations felt throughout Earth's crust during an earthquake are called ..... A) Plate tectonics. B) Seismic waves. C) Faults. D) Heat waves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seismic waves. 9. The very center of the Earth, and the hottest part of the planet. A) Outer Core. B) Magma. C) Inner Core. D) Lithosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inner Core. 10. Fill in the blank:The mantle is ..... rock. A) Liquid. B) Molten. C) Solid. D) Gaseous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Molten. 11. The liquid layer below the Earth's crust is the A) Magma. B) Mantle. C) Core. D) Lava. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mantle. 12. The diameter of the core is ..... Km. A) 10000. B) 7000. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 7000. 13. It might seem that, since the surface of the Earth is a fairly moderate temperature, Earth's core would also be of a fairly moderate temperature. Using creative logic, scientists have determined that material below the surface of the Earth is liquid and very hot. Which event on the surface of the Earth would support that conclusion? A) High surface temperature in the deserts. B) The temperature of the ocean water. C) An earthquake. D) An erupting volcano. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An erupting volcano. 14. What is the temperature of the Earth's mantle? A) 100 to 200 degrees Celsius. B) 300 to 400 degrees Celsius. C) 500 to 900 degrees Celsius. D) 1000 to 1100 degrees Celsius. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 500 to 900 degrees Celsius. 15. Which layer of Earth is located directly above the inner core? A) Oceanic crust. B) Outer core. C) Atmosphere. D) Mantle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Outer core. 16. The innermost layer of the earth: A) Crust. B) Mantle. C) Core. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Core. 17. The instrument used to record and measure vibrations of earthquake: A) Thermometer. B) Thermograph. C) Seismograph. D) Polygraph. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seismograph. 18. What is the effect of the Earth's revolution on seasonal temperature in the arctic region? A) Summers are warm and bright. B) Summers are cold and dark. C) Winters are warm and bright. D) Winters are cold and dark. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Winters are cold and dark. 19. Gutemberg discontinuity is located at: A) Between mantle and crust. B) Mantle Core interface. C) Between crust and core. D) None of The Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mantle Core interface. 20. Place where plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions. A) Convergent boundary. B) Divergent boundary. C) Transform boundary. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transform boundary. 21. As you go deeper into Earth, ..... is/are higher. A) Pressure. B) Temperature. C) Pressure and temperature. D) Force. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pressure and temperature. 22. How many major rock types are there A) 4. B) 3. C) 2. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3. 23. Which of the following is TRUE about P-Waves? A) It is the fastest body waves. B) It moves like an ocean wave. C) It can only travel to solid layers. D) It is also known as transverse wave. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is the fastest body waves. 24. Which layer of the Earth is located directly beneath the lithosphere? A) Mantle. B) Exosphere. C) Outer Core. D) Inner Core. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mantle. 25. Temperature ..... as you move towards the center of the Earth. A) Does not change. B) Decreases. C) Increases. D) Stays the same. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increases. 26. The rocky layer of Earth is the ..... A) Crust. B) Mantle. C) Core. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crust. 27. Deposition changes the Earth's surface because eroded materials ..... A) Stop the river's flow. B) Make rich farmlands. C) Are dropped in new places. D) Move very slowly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are dropped in new places. 28. Which of the following is where one plate slides under another plate? A) Lower zone. B) Submarine zone. C) Subduction zone. D) Divergence zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subduction zone. 29. What do we call the center of the Earth? A) Core. B) Mantle. C) Crust. D) Apple. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Core. 30. The age of a rock compared to other rocks around it is: A) Superposition. B) Radioactive decay. C) Relative age. D) Absolute age. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Relative age. 31. What percentage of Earth's volume is found in the crust? A) 84%. B) 1%. C) 22%. D) 15%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1%. 32. Which convergent zone does NOT have trenches associated with it? A) Subduction. B) Island Arc. C) Collision zone. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Collision zone. 33. Which of these two layers is a solid? A) Innercore. B) Outercore. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Innercore. 34. Cooling magma forms ..... rocks. A) Sedimentary. B) Metamorphic. C) Igneous. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Igneous. 35. Hawaii is an example of a A) Subduction zone. B) Island arc. C) Collision zone. D) Hot spot. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hot spot. 36. Most volcanoes and earthquakes occur ..... A) In the ocean. B) In the Arctic. C) Along tectonic plate boundaries. D) Along the coast. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Along tectonic plate boundaries. 37. What pieces of evidence prove that continental drift was real? A) Tombs. B) Oils and gases. C) Rocks and fossils. D) Wind and rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rocks and fossils. 38. The layers of the earth from innermost layer to outermost layer are ..... , ..... , ..... , and ..... A) Crust, inner core, mantle, outer core. B) Inner core, outer core, crust, mantle. C) Mantle, crust, inner core, outer core. D) Inner core, outer core, mantle, crust. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inner core, outer core, mantle, crust. 39. Which layer is described as plastic-like? A) Asthenosphere. B) Magnetosphere. C) Core. D) Lithosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asthenosphere. 40. How many layers make up the Earth's structure? A) 4. B) 3. C) 1. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4. 41. Another word for oceanic is A) Mountain. B) Crust. C) Land. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water. 42. What causes a sedimentary rock to change into a metamorphic rock? A) Cooling. B) Melting and freezing. C) Erosion and pressure. D) Heat and pressure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Heat and pressure. 43. The velocity of the seismic waves depends on the density and elasticity of the medium. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 44. Which of the Earth's layers is broken into several large tectonic plates? A) Asthenosphere. B) Outer Core. C) Crust. D) Lithosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lithosphere. 45. Certain fossils can be used to help determine the age of the rock layer in which the fossils are found. Which type of fossil is BEST to use when making this determination? A) Index fossil. B) Swamp fern fossil. C) Marine mammal fossil. D) Trace fossil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Index fossil. 46. Why don't any s-waves travel through Earth's core? A) The outer core is liquid and s-waves can't travel through liquids. B) The outer core is solid, and s-waves can't travel through solids. C) The outer core is metallic and s-waves can't travel through metals. D) The outer core is very hot, and s-waves can't travel through hot materials. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The outer core is liquid and s-waves can't travel through liquids. 47. The layer of rock between the Earth's crust and core A) Mantle. B) Core. C) Crust. D) Asthenosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mantle. 48. The pieces of the lithosphere that move around on top of the asthenosphere are called A) Crust. B) Mesospheres. C) Continents. D) Tectonic plates. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tectonic plates. 49. Which is the formula to find density A) D = m + V. B) D = m-V. C) D = m x V. D) D = m / V. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D = m / V. 50. What is the average rate of plate movement around the world? A) 8-15cm per year. B) 14-18cm per year. C) 5-10cm per year. D) 2-5cm per year. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5-10cm per year. 51. The process driving plate movement that occurs as a result of differential heating in the mantle A) Subduction. B) Ridge push. C) Convection. D) Slab pull. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Convection. 52. The plates float on the softer rocks of the ..... A) Inner core. B) Mantle. C) Outer core. D) Crust. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mantle. 53. ..... create mountains, ocean trenches, and rearranges islands. A) Volcanoes. B) Tornadoes. C) Tectonic plate movements. D) Hurricanes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tectonic plate movements. 54. What is the theory that explains how the Earth's lithosphere is divided into several large and small plates that move and interact with each other? A) Seafloor Spreading. B) Continental Drift. C) Plate Tectonics. D) Pangaea. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plate Tectonics. 55. What layer of the earth allows for convection currents to happen as it receives the heat from radioactive decay? A) Inner core. B) Crust. C) Mantle. D) Outer core. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mantle. 56. Where two tectonic plates meet is called a ..... A) Volcano. B) Rift. C) Gap. D) Boundary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Boundary. 57. Convection currents are heat flows contained in the layers ..... A) Atmosphere. B) Earth's mantle. C) Crust. D) The earth's core. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The earth's core. 58. What is the definition of plate tectonics? A) The name given when all of the continents were connected together at one time. B) The idea that giant plates of rock are moving slowly across Earth's crust. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The idea that giant plates of rock are moving slowly across Earth's crust. 59. Hotter, less dense magma near the core ..... A) Rises. B) Sinks. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rises. 60. Mountains may be produced by A) Oceanic-oceanic plate collisions. B) Continental-continental plate collisions. C) Volcano-volcano collisions. D) Continental-oceanic plate collisions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Continental-continental plate collisions. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesArts Humanities QuizzesClass 11 QuizzesClass 11 Geography Chapter 2 The Earth'S Structure Quiz 1Class 11 Geography Chapter 2 The Earth'S Structure Quiz 2Class 11 Geography Chapter 2 The Earth'S Structure Quiz 3Class 11 Geography Chapter 2 The Earth'S Structure Quiz 4Class 11 Geography Chapter 2 The Earth'S Structure Quiz 5Class 11 Geography Chapter 2 The Earth'S Structure Quiz 6Class 11 Geography Chapter 2 The Earth'S Structure Quiz 7Class 11 Geography Chapter 2 The Earth'S Structure Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books