This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Geography Chapter 2 The Earth'S Structure – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Geography Chapter 2 The Earth'S Structure Quiz 22 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The name of the super-continent that existed millions of years was called ..... A) Alfred Wegener. B) Plate tectonics. C) Pangaea. D) Continental drift. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pangaea. 2. Pangea is ..... A) The name of the super continent that once existed. B) The name of the person who invented the theory of plate tectonics. C) The name of the tallest mountain range in the world. D) The name of the machine that measures earthquakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The name of the super continent that once existed. 3. The portion of the Earth that supports the crust A) Mantle. B) Plates. C) Inner Core. D) Outer Core. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mantle. 4. Near which location is an earthquake most likely to occur? A) The equator. B) Ocean basins. C) Crustal plate boundaries. D) The middle of a continent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Crustal plate boundaries. 5. The amount of mass in an object per its unit of volume A) Density. B) Plastic. C) Volume. D) Mass. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Density. 6. What do geologists call the crust and upper mantle? A) Asthenosphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Lithosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lithosphere. 7. The two types of weathering are:Freeze-Thaw weathering and Onion skin weathering. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. Certain activities occur at different plate boundaries due to movement at the boundary. Which activity would be the MAIN result of two tectonic plates slipping past one another? A) Floods. B) Earthquakes. C) Island building. D) Sea floor spreading. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Earthquakes. 9. A type of convergent plate boundary where the denser plate sinks below the other plate as they move towards each other A) Subduction zone. B) Convergent plate boundary. C) Transform plate boundary. D) Divergent plate boundary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subduction zone. 10. Density of core: A) 150 g/ cm cube. B) 15g/ cm cube. C) 25g/cm cube. D) 5g / cm cube. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 15g/ cm cube. 11. A theory stating that the earth's surface is broken into plates that move A) Subduction Zone. B) Mariana Trench. C) Plate Tectonics. D) Plate Movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plate Tectonics. 12. ..... is the densest part of the earth. A) Crust. B) Mantle. C) Core. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Core. 13. The crust is broken up into chunks. What is the name of these slabs of the crust? A) Plate Boundaries. B) Mantle Plates. C) Tectonic Plates. D) Plate Margins. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tectonic Plates. 14. How are the crust and mantle different? A) The mantle is less dense than the crust. B) The mantle is thinner than the crust. C) The mantle is cooler than the crust. D) The mantle is hotter than the crust. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The mantle is hotter than the crust. 15. This type of seismic waves are waves that can travel through inner layers of the earth. A) Body Waves. B) Surface Waves. C) Eight Waves. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Body Waves. 16. What material would best represent Earth's crust in a model? A) A container of gas. B) A thin, rough material. C) A smooth, square block. D) A hot, flowing liquid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A thin, rough material. 17. A mid-ocean ridge is formed by A) Divergent plate boundaries. B) Convergent plate boundaries. C) Transform plate boundaries. D) Gravity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Divergent plate boundaries. 18. The tectonic plates float on which semi-liquid layer? A) Lithosphere. B) Asthenosphere. C) Crust. D) Outer Core. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asthenosphere. 19. A place where plates move apart from each other in opposite directions. A) Convergent boundaries. B) Divergent boundaries. C) Transform boundaries. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Divergent boundaries. 20. What is sea floor spreading? A) When two plates move away from each other, molten rock rises to fill the gap, creating new crust. B) The two plates move toward one another, an oceanic plate covers a continental plate. C) When there is a large wave that causes the ocean to spread on to the continent. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When two plates move away from each other, molten rock rises to fill the gap, creating new crust. 21. What is the fracture zone between stationary and moving rocks called? A) Lava tunnel. B) Fault. C) Moho. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fault. 22. The place where two plates meet A) A Plate Singles Club. B) Plate boundary. C) Fault line. D) Earthquake. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plate boundary. 23. The Earth's north magnetic pole has NOT always been at its present location. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. What role do faults play in the Law of Superposition? A) Faults create new types of rock. B) Faults are younger than the layers they cut through. C) Faults are the same age as the layers they cut through. D) Faults are older than the layers they cut through. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Faults are younger than the layers they cut through. 25. What do scientists use to infer the density and composition of materials below Earth's surface? A) Volcanic Waves. B) Oceanic Waves. C) Earthquake Waves. D) None of these. 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