This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Arts Humanities > Geography > Class 11 Geography Chapter 2 The Earth'S Structure – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Geography Chapter 2 The Earth'S Structure Quiz 13 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the difference between a volcano and a mountain? A) Volcanoes are formed by meteor impacts, while mountains are formed by volcanic eruptions. B) Volcanoes are always found underwater, while mountains are always found on land. C) Volcanoes are made of ice, while mountains are made of rock. D) Volcanoes are formed by the eruption of magma from the Earth's crust, while mountains are formed by the movement of tectonic plates and erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Volcanoes are formed by the eruption of magma from the Earth's crust, while mountains are formed by the movement of tectonic plates and erosion. 2. What is subduction? A) When two plates move away from each other and molten rock rises to fill the gap. B) When two plates move toward each other, one of the plates may be forced under the other plate. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When two plates move toward each other, one of the plates may be forced under the other plate. 3. The theory that says Earth's continents once made up an ancient supercontinent, and have been drifting apart ever since, is called the theory of ..... A) Natural Selection. B) Gravity. C) Pangea. D) Plate Tectonics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plate Tectonics. 4. The borders, or cracks, between tectonic plates are called A) Synclines. B) Anticlines. C) Lithospheres. D) Faults. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Faults. 5. Identify which two spheres are interacting in this scenario: A) Geosphere & Biosphere. B) Atmosphere & Hydrosphere. C) Biosphere & Atmosphere. D) Biosphere & Hydrosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geosphere & Biosphere. 6. Which sphere would our school garden fall under? A) Biosphere. B) Geosphere. C) Hydrosphere. D) Atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biosphere. 7. What is the boundary line between the crust and the mantle called A) Lava tunnel. B) Fault. C) Moho. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Moho. 8. The second layer of lithosphere. A) Mantle. B) Core. C) Crust. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mantle. 9. The earth's outer layer made of solid rock is ..... A) Crust. B) Core. C) Mantle. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crust. 10. Kilimanjaro is a ..... A) Fold mountain. B) Block Mountain. C) Rift Valley. D) Volcanic cone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Volcanic cone. 11. Which earth layer is made up of the upper mantle and the crust? A) Asthenosphere. B) Lower mantle. C) Core. D) Lithosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lithosphere. 12. The rocks formed by cooling of magma under earth's surface: A) Intrusive. B) Extrusive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intrusive. 13. Sea-floor spreading, mid-ocean ridges and rift valleys typically for at what type of boundary? A) Convergent boundary (subduction zone). B) Convergent boundary (continental to continental). C) Divergent boundary. D) Transform boundary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Divergent boundary. 14. Earthquakes under the water can cause ..... A) Tsunamis. B) Lightening. C) Tornadoes. D) Hailstorms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tsunamis. 15. What word describes the height above sea level? A) Relief. B) Elevation. C) Landform. D) Topography. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Elevation. 16. S-wave can travel through interior layers of the earth except to ..... A) Crust. B) Mantle. C) Outer core. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Outer core. 17. What does the prefix-litho mean. A) Land. B) Water. C) Living. D) Rock and stone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rock and stone. 18. Which layer is made up of decaying plants and animals ..... A) Topsoil layer. B) Organic layer. C) Subsoil layer. D) Rock layer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Organic layer. 19. What is one process that breaks down parent rocks so that soil can form? A) Weathering. B) Cementation. C) Compaction. D) Deposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weathering. 20. A diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like A) Earthquake. B) Cross section. C) Plate. D) Core sample. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cross section. 21. How are primary and secondary earthquake waves similar? A) Both can travel through solid rock. B) Both travel at the same speed. C) Both can travel through liquid. D) Both travel through the air. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both can travel through solid rock. 22. Which of the following statements is an opinion of the mantle? A) It makes up a bulk of the Earth's mass. B) Heat churns through it. C) It contains iron, silicon, magnesium and oxygen. D) Its the most important layer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Its the most important layer. 23. Using our knowledge of how waves behave on the surface of the earth, we can indirectly determine the inner structure of our planet. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. Objects with less mass have more gravitational force. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 25. Choose the correct process of the formation of Igneous rocks: A) Magma-cools-solidifies-Igneous rocks. B) Igneous rocks-heats up-Magma. C) Rocks break down-Lava-Magma-Igneous rocks. D) Magma-Lava-Sedimentary rocks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Magma-cools-solidifies-Igneous rocks. 26. What created the Grand Canyon? A) Weathering. B) Erosion by water. C) Deposition. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Erosion by water. 27. When magma is cooled, it changes into which of the following? A) Metamorphic Rock. B) Igneous Rock. C) Sedimentary Rock. D) Lava. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Igneous Rock. 28. What is the outer core of the Earth composed of? A) Semi-solid rock. B) Iron and nickel. C) Molten metal. D) Solid rocks and minerals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Molten metal. 29. Scientists believe that 250 million years ago ..... A) The continents were underwater. B) The continents were connected. C) The continents were farther apart. D) There was only one active volcano on Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The continents were connected. 30. How do scientists learn about the physical properties of Earth's different layers? A) They ask major political leaders their opinions about scientific research. B) They discuss and debate ideas about Earth's layers after looking at the internet. C) They study scientific books and magazines about Earth and choose the best idea. D) They measure seismic waves and make inferences based on changes in wave speeds. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They measure seismic waves and make inferences based on changes in wave speeds. 31. What is the Earth's core mainly composed of? A) Oxygen and silicon. B) Nickel and iron. C) Calcium and sodium. D) Water and carbon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nickel and iron. 32. Which of these provides the BEST evidence that the environment of Earth has changed over millions of years? A) Active migration of sand dunes. B) Polished appearance of rock surfaces. C) Marine fossils found in mountains. D) Bones of animals found on the ground. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Marine fossils found in mountains. 33. ..... is a number (written as a Roman numeral) describing the severity of an earthquake in terms of its effects on the earth's surface and on humans and their structures. A) Magnitude. B) Intensity. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intensity. 34. There are two different crust:Continental and oceanic. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 35. True or False? The Earth has 4 layers:crust, mantle, outer core, and inner core. A) True. B) False. C) I am not sure. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 36. Which layer of the Earth is directly involved in volcanic activity? A) Inner Core. B) Lithosphere. C) Mantle. D) Outer Core. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mantle. 37. What geological feature is created when two tectonic plates collide? A) Volcano. B) Mountain Range. C) Ocean Trench. D) Earthquake. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mountain Range. 38. True or False? Removing plants from an area can help prevent soil erosion. A) True. B) False. C) I am not sure. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 39. Which type of wave is the first to arrive after an earthquake occurs? A) S Wave. B) Shear Wave. C) P Wave. D) Rayleigh Wave. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) P Wave. 40. Which of the following correctly lists the layers of the earth from INNERMOST to OUTERMOST? A) Outer core, inner core, upper mantle, lower mantle, crust. B) Inner core, outer core, lower mantle, upper mantle, crust. C) Upper mantle, inner core, crust, outer core, lower mantle. D) Crust, upper mantle, lower mantle, outer core, inner core. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inner core, outer core, lower mantle, upper mantle, crust. 41. Mountain ranges are a result of: A) Sea-spreading. B) Oceanic-oceanic. C) Continental-continental. D) Oceanic-continental. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Continental-continental. 42. Two types of body waves A) Love waves and Rayleigh waves. B) P waves and S waves. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) P waves and S waves. 43. What is the theory of Earth's plates called? A) Plate tectonics. B) Continent floor spreading. C) Plate floor spreading. D) Volcanic eruptions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plate tectonics. 44. Earthquakes occur along the San Andreas Fault in California. Which statement best describes plate motion in the area during the time between earthquakes? A) Plate motion stops, and plate tension decreases. B) Plate motion continues, and plate tension increases. C) Plate motion stops, and only the mantle moves. D) Plate motion reverses, and plates return to their original positions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plate motion continues, and plate tension increases. 45. Pangaea refers to a ..... A) Large supercontinent. B) Greek superhero. C) Mass extinction. D) Tropical fern. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Large supercontinent. 46. What is the name of the supercontinent that existed about 300 million years ago, which later broke apart to form the current continents? A) Pangaea. B) Gondwana. C) Atlantis. D) Laurasia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pangaea. 47. Energy released from the focus during an earthquake A) Tsunami. B) Intensity. C) Magnitude. D) Seismic wave. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Seismic wave. 48. What type of heat transfer is found in Earth's mantle? A) I don't know. B) Conduction. C) Radiation. D) Convection. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Convection. 49. Which is thicker, oceanic crust or continental crust? A) Oceanic. B) Continental. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Continental. 50. Mountains are created when ..... A) Two continental plates pull apart. B) Two continental plates collide. C) An Oceanic plate subducts under a Continental Plate. D) Two oceanic plates pull apart. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two continental plates collide. 51. What type of boundary creates a new seafloor? A) Convergent ocean to continental. B) Divergent. C) Convergent continental to continental. D) Convergent ocean to ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Divergent. 52. Which of Earth's systems makes up all the living organisms found on Earth? A) Geosphere. B) Biosphere. C) Atmosphere. D) Hydrosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biosphere. 53. What generates Earth's magnetic field, which protects the planet from harmful solar radiation? A) Solid rocks and minerals in the crust. B) Semi-solid rock in the mantle. C) Solid sphere in the inner core. D) Molten metal in the outer core. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Molten metal in the outer core. 54. What type of crust is found under the oceans? A) Oceanic Crust. B) Continental Crust. C) Igneous Crust. D) Sedimentary Crust. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oceanic Crust. 55. What process is used to form metamorphic rocks? A) Lava cools and hardens to form a rock. B) Bits of sand and gravel form layers that turn into rock from pressure. C) Extreme heat and pressure from inside the Earth turn rocks into new rocks. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Extreme heat and pressure from inside the Earth turn rocks into new rocks. 56. The solid iron part of the core A) Mantle. B) Crust. C) Outer core. D) Inner core. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inner core. 57. What is the thinnest layer? A) Inner Core. B) Outer Core. C) Mantle. D) Crust. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Crust. 58. What is the main method of heat transfer from the core to the crust of Earth? A) Radiation. B) Convection. C) Insulation. D) Conduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Convection. 59. Which is used in radioactive dating? A) Index fossils. B) Law of superposition. C) Carbon-14. D) Hydrochloric acid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carbon-14. 60. What is the layer of Earth that is made of liquid nickel and iron and surrounds the inner core? A) Outer Core. B) Crust. C) Mantle. D) Inner Core. 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