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Class 11 Geography Chapter 2 The Earth'S Structure Quiz 12 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which of the following statements about the Earth's inner core is true?
2. The lithosphere and asthenosphere are found in the
3. Geologists have classified rocks into three major groups of rocks which are:
4. The crust and the uppermost mantle (grouped together due to their brittle physical properties)
5. This layer of the Earth is directly above the core:
6. ..... is the study of planet Earth, including its composition and structure.
7. Which method do scientists use to study the composition of Earth's interior without direct access?
8. A scientist who studies ancient life/fossils is a:
9. An example of a transform boundary is .....
10. What effect does the spinning of the earth's core have?
11. What describes the movement of rock in the mantle?
12. The point from which the vibrations of earthquake begin:
13. The layers of the Earth are the:
14. What is the equatorial circumference of the Earth?
15. Forms where two tectonic plates slide past each other
16. Plate tectonics explains why earthquakes and volcanoes happen.
17. Pressure increases with depth toward the center of Earth. In which layer would you expect pressure to be the greatest?
18. The innermost layer of Earth is the
19. Which of the following are components of the biosphere?
20. Your feet are on
21. Large areas dividing the Earth's surface .....
22. The inner core is hotter than the sun?
23. The Peru-Chile trench is an example of
24. The natural process of moving rocks and sediment .....
25. The inner core is:
26. ..... the plates under the oceans.
27. What is the crust broken into?
28. The layers of the earth forming according to their density is known as:
29. Which of the following layers of Earth's structure is MOST dense?
30. Identify the current methods for measuring the age of Earth and its parts.
31. Temperature ..... as you go deeper into the earth.
32. Diamond is the hardest known mineral.
33. When developing the idea of continental drift, Wegener could notice all of the following EXCEPT
34. Deep trenches and volcanoes typically form at what type of boundary?
35. The scale to measure earthquake:
36. What process is used to form sedimentary rocks?
37. How do geologists learn about Earth's interior?
38. The super continent that existed when all continents were together was named
39. Definition of "rate"
40. 71% of earth's surface is covered in .....
41. Earth's core is mostly made of which metal?
42. A theory that states that Earth's surface is made of rigid slabs of rock, or "plates, " that move
43. The oceanic crust is ..... dense than the continental crust.
44. The crust is the thinnest layer of Earth.
45. Layer right below the lithosphere on which the tectonic plates "float"
46. The movement of two plates approaching each other and colliding with each other to form a trench in the sea or high mountains and volcanoes is called .....
47. Two plates SLIDING past each other.
48. When magma is heated, what happens to its density?
49. The waves of energy that travel through the earth's layers are
50. What is the coolest layer?
51. Most geologist think that the movement of Earth's tectonic plates is caused by
52. Forms where two tectonic plates divide, or separate, from each other
53. Tectonic plates can melt and create new land
54. What is the point on the earth's surface directly above where an earthquake begins?
55. The inner core is solid. True or False?
56. At this type of plate boundary, volcanoes often occur
57. Something we observe to be similar over and over again
58. This Earth system includes all living organisms on Earth.
59. Which best explains how fold mountains are formed?
60. A ..... is a pointed piece of land that sticks out into the water.
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