Class 11 Geography Chapter 2 The Earth'S Structure Quiz 11 (25 MCQs)

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1. Which sphere supports living things?
2. What is the most external layer of the Earth?
3. Fill in the blank:The Earth's core is made of ..... and iron.
4. Which layer of the earth has the lowest temperature?
5. What layer of geosphere do humans, the biosphere, interact with?
6. The uppermost layer of the earth
7. Earthquakes ansd volcanoes occur at the edge of the tectonic plates (where 2 plates meet). What is this zone called?
8. What is the correct order of the layers of Earth?
9. Mantle convection is the very slow creeping motion of Earth's solid silicate mantle caused by convection currents carrying heat from the interior to the planet's surface.
10. What causes the four seasons on Earth?
11. Rock cycle explains:
12. Mountains form from .....
13. What does the understanding of Earth's layers enhance our comprehension of?
14. The solid layer of Earth that moves over a viscous layer is called the .....
15. What is a large sea wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption?
16. Rocks are made-up of?
17. What is the period between sunrise and full daylight called?
18. What type of rock will sedimentary rock become at the end of this process?1. Heating and compression2. Melting3. Cooling
19. Earthquake zone stretching from Europe to Indonesia
20. What is the composition of the outermost layer of the Earth, where we live?
21. Place on the surface of Earth directly above the focus .....
22. The particles of a mineral line up in a pattern that repeats over and over again with a pattern of a mineral's particles that forms a translucent or transparent solid is a:
23. Lava is melted rock beneath the Earth's surface is the mantle.
24. Earth's plates change position ..... due to plate motion.
25. The mantle-core interface is known as .....