This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Arts Humanities > Geography > Class 11 Geography Chapter 2 The Earth'S Structure – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Geography Chapter 2 The Earth'S Structure Quiz 18 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which element is the most abundant in Earth's composition? A) Aluminum. B) Iron. C) Silicon. D) Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oxygen. 2. The part of the earth's layer that has the highest temperature is located in the ..... A) Outer core. B) Inner core. C) Crust. D) Earth's mantle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inner core. 3. Which layer of Earth is the asthenosphere located? A) Mantle. B) Inner Core. C) Outer Core. D) Crust. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mantle. 4. The center of Earth is the ..... A) Inner core. B) Mantle. C) Outer core. D) Crust. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inner core. 5. What is the first layer of Earth? A) Inner core. B) Crust. C) Outer core. D) Mantle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crust. 6. ..... is the theory that describes how large slabs of lithosphere move. A) Microevolution. B) Seismic waves. C) Sphere theory. D) Plate tectonics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plate tectonics. 7. What is the layer below the upper mantle? A) Outer Core. B) Lower Mantle. C) Inner Core. D) Crust. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lower Mantle. 8. When there is a weak spot in the Earth's crust, what can happen? A) Earthquakes shake the weak area. B) Magma can push up and out and build volcanoes. C) Gravity from the moon pulls on the ocean water and crates tsunamis. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Magma can push up and out and build volcanoes. 9. How could a person demonstrate good stewardship? A) By watering during the hottest part of the day. B) By gathering garbage and burning it outside. C) By disposing of worn car parts at a landfill. D) By using appropriate recycling methods. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By using appropriate recycling methods. 10. If we compare the temperature and pressure of Earth's mantle to the core, what differences can we expect as we move downward into Earth? A) Both temperature and pressure increase. B) Both temperature and pressure decrease. C) Temperature decreases and pressure increases. D) Temperature increases and pressure decreases. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both temperature and pressure increase. 11. The outer layer of the earth which is composed of various types of rock and forms rigid plates that are always moving is called ..... A) Crust. B) Inner core. C) Mantle. D) Outer core. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mantle. 12. True or False? Earth's rocks never change. The rocks that we have on Earth's surface today are the same as we have had since Earth was formed. A) True. B) False. C) I am not sure. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. Which of the following is the innermost layer and the deepest part of the earth? A) Inner core. B) Mantle. C) Outer core. D) Crust. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inner core. 14. A rock that forms from magma A) Igneous. B) Sedimentary. C) Metamorphic. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Igneous. 15. The state that was severely affected by earthquake in 2001. A) Gujarat. B) Bengal. C) Tamil Nadu. D) Kashmir. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gujarat. 16. Energy transfer by the movement of a material. A) Tectonic Plates. B) Mantle. C) Convection. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Convection. 17. This Earth system includes glaciers and icebergs. A) Geosphere. B) Cryosphere. C) Hydrosphere. D) Biosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cryosphere. 18. The core has ..... parts. A) 4. B) 3. C) 1. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2. 19. A layer of hotter, softer rock in the upper mantle. A) Convergent Boundary. B) Asthenosphere. C) Pangaea. D) Lithosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asthenosphere. 20. Which type of plate boundary is most likely to form a mountain range? A) Transform boundary. B) Divergent boundary. C) Convergent boundary. D) Subduction zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Convergent boundary. 21. Which layer of the Earth is made up of liquid iron? A) Mantle. B) Crust. C) Outer core. D) Inner core. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Outer core. 22. Why have geologists not reached the mantle? A) It is too hot for humans to go there. B) It is too smelly for humans to go there. C) It doesn't have Wi-Fi so none of their instruments work. D) Scientists have not figured out how to time travel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is too hot for humans to go there. 23. What is the force that moves the continents? A) Convection. B) Conduction. C) Radiation. D) Conveyor belts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Convection. 24. The molten rock in the mantle becomes cooler and more dense near the ..... A) Crust. B) Core. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crust. 25. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other A) Convergent Boundary. B) Mountains. C) Transform Boundary. D) Divergent Boundary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Divergent Boundary. 26. What is the thinnest layer of Earth's geosphere that also floats? A) The lithosphere. B) The mantle. C) The crust. D) The core. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The crust. 27. Name the densest layer of the earth structure. A) Core. B) Crust. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Core. 28. Where do convection currents happen in the model we are studying? A) The Crust. B) The Mantle. C) The Core. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Mantle. 29. A large mass of moving water caused by a strong earthquake under the ocean ..... A) Fault. B) Tsunami. C) Volcano. D) Epicenter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tsunami. 30. How does s-wave move? A) It moves side to side as the wave travels backward. B) It moves horizontally as the wave travels forward. C) It moves in perpendicular direction and moves in up and down or side to side as the wave travels forward. D) It moves vertically as the wave travels backward. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It moves in perpendicular direction and moves in up and down or side to side as the wave travels forward. 31. True or False? There are different types of plate boundaries on Earth, such as divergent, convergent, and transform boundaries. A) True. B) False. C) I am not sure. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 32. Which is NOT a type of mountain? A) Fold mountain. B) Fault-block mountain. C) Deposition mountain. D) Erosion mountain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deposition mountain. 33. Which answer is TRUE? A) The temperature of the crust is much hotter than the temperature of the core. B) The temperature of the core is hotter than the mantle. C) The temperature of the mantle is hotter than the core. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The temperature of the core is hotter than the mantle. 34. Which is the best description of the characteristics of the asthenosphere? A) Liquid, but dense. B) Solid, but flowing. C) Brittle, but shifting. D) Hot, but solid metal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Solid, but flowing. 35. The area that felt the worst impact from the earthquake was ..... A) Plestoceista. B) Isoseista. C) Epicenter. D) Hypocenter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epicenter. 36. A mineral is always a ..... A) Gas. B) Solid. C) Plasma. D) Liquid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Solid. 37. The Earth's Crust is made up of ..... A) Molten Magma. B) Solid Rocks. C) Land Masses. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Solid Rocks. 38. Large cracks in the Earth's crust ..... A) Epicenter. B) Volcano. C) Faults. D) Earthquakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Faults. 39. The layer of the atmosphere that can burn up meteors that fall towards the earth is ..... A) Stratosphere layer. B) Mesosphere layer. C) Exosphere layer. D) Thermosphere layer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mesosphere layer. 40. What makes the tectonic plates move? A) Convection, the heating and cooling of magma inside the earth. B) Storms that happen over the ocean. C) Global warming. D) The different moon phases. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Convection, the heating and cooling of magma inside the earth. 41. How does sedimentary rock become metamorphic rock? A) Through heat and pressure, which melts sedimentary rock until it becomes metamorphic. B) Through heat and erosion, which boils the sedimentary rock until it becomes metamorphic. C) Through erosion and cooling, which changes the sedimentary rock until it becomes metamorphic. D) Through erosion and compacting, which changes the sedimentary rock until it becomes metamorphic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Through heat and pressure, which melts sedimentary rock until it becomes metamorphic. 42. Layer that "flows/has plasticity" but is still solid: A) Asthenosphere. B) Lithosphere. C) Oceanic Crust. D) Continental Crust. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asthenosphere. 43. The layer directly below the crust is the ..... A) Core. B) Mantle. C) Crust. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mantle. 44. What is molten rock beneath the Earth's surface called? A) Lava. B) Granite. C) Basalt. D) Magma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Magma. 45. When rocks are affected by weathering and erosion, they change into which of the following? A) Sediment. B) Metamorphic Rock. C) Lava. D) Magma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sediment. 46. What part of the mantle is shared with the crust? A) Asthenosphere. B) Lithosphere. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lithosphere. 47. Mountains have high relief and high elevation. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 48. The central part of the earth below the mantle A) Magma. B) Core. C) Crust. D) Mantle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Core. 49. What is the Earth's solid outer layer called? A) Crust. B) Core. C) Mantle. D) Atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crust. 50. The Law of Superposition helps scientists to determine what? A) The super powers of rocks. B) The absolute age of rock layers. C) The age of fossils. D) The relative age of rock layers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The relative age of rock layers. 51. Describe how the law of superposition is used to determine the age of rock layers. A) Older layers are found above younger layers. B) Younger layers are found above older layers. C) Layers are dated based on their color. D) Layers are dated based on their thickness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Younger layers are found above older layers. 52. Ocean crust is made of ..... and is ..... dense than continental crust. A) Granite, more. B) Basalt, more. C) Granite, less. D) Basalt, less. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Basalt, more. 53. Scientists determine what Earth's interior looks like by using: A) Continental Drift. B) Volcanoes. C) Convection Currents. D) Seismic Waves. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Seismic Waves. 54. Which of the following best describes the Earth's mantle? A) A gaseous layer that is static. B) A solid layer that flows slowly. C) A solid layer that is completely rigid. D) A liquid layer that flows quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A solid layer that flows slowly. 55. Earth can be divided into four layers. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 56. Which of Earth's layers is the thickest? A) The mantle. B) The inner core. C) The outer core. D) The crust. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The mantle. 57. What geological feature is formed by the eruption of magma? A) Mountains. B) Canyons. C) Plateaus. D) Volcanoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Volcanoes. 58. Scientists discovered the interior structure of the earth by drilling the earth's crust down to the earth's core. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 59. Gutenberg Discontinuity is dense due to: A) Density of rocks. B) High Temperature. C) Presence of Iron. D) High Pressure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Presence of Iron. 60. Where does the energy from an earthquake originate? A) From the weight of sediments pushing down on bedrock. B) From rocks under stress shifting deep below Earth's surface. C) From the Moon's gravitational pull during a close orbit. D) From a sudden increase in solar radiation striking Earth. 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