This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > 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 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Plate movement is caused by ..... A) The rotation of the Earth. B) Ocean tides. C) Convection current in the mantle. D) The moon's gravity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Convection current in the mantle. 2. The portion of Earth underneath the crust containing the asthenosphere and the mesosphere is the A) Mantle. B) Core. C) Tsunami. D) Magma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mantle. 3. What is the approximate thickness of the Earth's crust? A) 10-50 kilometers. B) 100-200 kilometers. C) 1-5 kilometers. D) 5-70 kilometers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 5-70 kilometers. 4. What is the mantle A) Layer that surrounds Earth. Made of continental and oceanic rock. B) Thickest layer made of hot rock. C) Underwater mountain chain. D) Is energy transfer by the movement of a material. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thickest layer made of hot rock. 5. Which word best describes the lower mantle? A) Scalding hot. B) Cool. C) Molten lava. D) Lukewarm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scalding hot. 6. What type of rock is formed when sediment builds up and presses on lower layers of sediment ..... A) Fossils. B) Metamorphic. C) Igneous. D) Sedimentary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sedimentary. 7. The inner core of the earth is thought to be? A) Gas. B) Liquid. C) Plasma. D) Solid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Solid. 8. Which layer of Earth is liquid metal? A) Outer Core. B) Mantle. C) Inner Core. D) Asthenosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Outer Core. 9. What part of Earth makes Earth's plates? A) Hydrosphere. B) Atmosphere. C) Core. D) Lithosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lithosphere. 10. Which layer of Earth is primarily responsible for generating the planet's magnetic field? A) Crust. B) Mantle. C) Outer Core. D) Inner Core. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Outer Core. 11. What is the rigid outer layer of the Earth called? A) Lithosphere. B) Asthenosphere. C) Mantle. D) Core. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lithosphere. 12. Which of these is not a volcanic mountain? A) Mt. Etna. B) Mt. Kilimanjaro. C) Mt. Kilauea. D) Mt. Andes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mt. Andes. 13. Roughly how fast to the Earth's tectonic plates move? A) A few centimetres a year. B) A few metres a year. C) A few kilometres a year. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A few centimetres a year. 14. What is the time taken by the Earth to complete one revolution around the sun? A) 365 days. B) 365.25 days. C) 366 days. D) 364 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 365.25 days. 15. Mountains are formed at this type of plate boundary, specifically the Himalayas and Appalachians A) Transform. B) Divergent. C) Convergent. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Convergent. 16. Which of these is an example of physical component? A) Plants. B) Air. C) Animals. D) Microorganisma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Air. 17. How does the movement of tectonic plates affect the Earth's surface? A) Forms new landmasses. B) Causes earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. C) Creates mountains and valleys. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 18. Sedimentary and igneous rocks go through ..... to become metamorphic rocks. A) Weathering and erosion. B) Heat and pressure. C) Compacting and cementing. D) Melting and cooling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heat and pressure. 19. What is the liquid layer of the Earth's core? A) Inner Core. B) Outer Core. C) Mantle. D) Crust. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Outer Core. 20. Layer between Crust and Mantle: A) Mohorvihich Discontinuity. B) Gutenberga Discontinuity. C) Mohorovic Discontinuity. D) Gutenberg Discontinuity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mohorovic Discontinuity. 21. Which of these layers is ALL solid iron and nickle? A) Inner core. B) Outer core. C) Lithosphere. D) Mesosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inner core. 22. Which layer of the Earth is primarily responsible for the movement of tectonic plates? A) Crust. B) Mantle. C) Core. D) Lithosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mantle. 23. What is a Fault? A) A rift blocked by chunks of the Crust. B) A rift with a hole. C) A rift displaced by blocks of Crust. D) A rift only. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A rift displaced by blocks of Crust. 24. Which method would be BEST for scientists to use to determine the absolute age of a Precambrian igneous rock? A) Index fossils. B) Law of superposition. C) Radiometric dating. D) Law of original horizontality. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Radiometric dating. 25. The process by which metamorphic rock changes to igneous rock begins with A) Melting. B) Erosion. C) Deposition. D) Crystallization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Melting. ← PreviousNext →Related 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 8Class 11 Geography Chapter 2 The Earth'S Structure Quiz 9Class 11 Geography Chapter 2 The Earth'S Structure Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books