This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Geography Chapter 2 The Earth'S Structure – Quiz 28 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Geography Chapter 2 The Earth'S Structure Quiz 28 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The process driving plate movement that occurs as a result of differential heating in the mantle A) Ridge push. B) Slab pull. C) Convection. D) Subduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Convection. 2. The plates float on the softer rocks of the ..... A) Crust. B) Mantle. C) Outer core. D) Inner core. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mantle. 3. ..... create mountains, ocean trenches, and rearranges islands. A) Hurricanes. B) Tornadoes. C) Volcanoes. D) Tectonic plate movements. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tectonic plate movements. 4. What is the theory that explains how the Earth's lithosphere is divided into several large and small plates that move and interact with each other? A) Continental Drift. B) Pangaea. C) Plate Tectonics. D) Seafloor Spreading. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plate Tectonics. 5. What layer of the earth allows for convection currents to happen as it receives the heat from radioactive decay? A) Crust. B) Mantle. C) Outer core. D) Inner core. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mantle. 6. Where two tectonic plates meet is called a ..... A) Rift. B) Gap. C) Boundary. D) Volcano. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Boundary. 7. Convection currents are heat flows contained in the layers ..... A) The earth's core. B) Atmosphere. C) Crust. D) Earth's mantle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The earth's core. 8. What is the definition of plate tectonics? A) The name given when all of the continents were connected together at one time. B) The idea that giant plates of rock are moving slowly across Earth's crust. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The idea that giant plates of rock are moving slowly across Earth's crust. 9. Hotter, less dense magma near the core ..... A) Rises. B) Sinks. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rises. 10. Mountains may be produced by A) Volcano-volcano collisions. B) Continental-continental plate collisions. C) Oceanic-oceanic plate collisions. D) Continental-oceanic plate collisions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Continental-continental plate collisions. 11. Which of the following statements about the Earth's inner core is true? A) It's mostly made of iron. B) It's mostly made of nickel. C) It's mostly made of cadmium. D) It's mostly made of magnesium. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's mostly made of iron. 12. The lithosphere and asthenosphere are found in the A) Upper mantle. B) Lower mantle. C) Outer core. D) Inner core. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Upper mantle. 13. Geologists have classified rocks into three major groups of rocks which are: A) Inorganic, organic and chemical rocks. B) Igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. C) Metamorphic, chemical and non chemical rocks. D) Sedimentary, inorganic and igneous rocks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. 14. The crust and the uppermost mantle (grouped together due to their brittle physical properties) A) Lithosphere. B) Asthenosphere. C) Subduction zone. D) Mantle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lithosphere. 15. This layer of the Earth is directly above the core: A) Crust. B) Mantle. C) Outer Core. D) Inner Core. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mantle. 16. ..... is the study of planet Earth, including its composition and structure. A) Geology. B) Biology. C) Genetics. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geology. 17. Which method do scientists use to study the composition of Earth's interior without direct access? A) Drilling deep wells. B) Seismic wave analysis. C) Satellite imaging. D) Volcanic eruption observation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seismic wave analysis. 18. A scientist who studies ancient life/fossils is a: A) Paleontologist. B) Archaeologist. C) Biologist. D) Sociologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paleontologist. 19. An example of a transform boundary is ..... A) San Andreas Fault. B) Himalayan Mountains. C) Mid-Atlantic Ridge. D) Rocky Mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) San Andreas Fault. 20. What effect does the spinning of the earth's core have? A) It creates gravity. B) It creates mass. C) It creates matter. D) It creates the Earth's magnetic field. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It creates the Earth's magnetic field. 21. What describes the movement of rock in the mantle? A) Fast-moving Lava. B) Slow-moving Rock. C) Solidified Magma. D) Liquid Rock. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slow-moving Rock. 22. The point from which the vibrations of earthquake begin: A) Epicenter. B) Focus. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Focus. 23. The layers of the Earth are the: A) Hydrosphere, atmosphere, troposphere, outer core and inner core. B) Stratosphere, ionosphere, troposphere, outer core and inner core. C) Crust, mantle, outer core and inner core. D) Tectonic plates, faults, lithosphere and core. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Crust, mantle, outer core and inner core. 24. What is the equatorial circumference of the Earth? A) 38, 000km. B) 39, 000km. C) 40, 000km. D) 41, 000km. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 40, 000km. 25. Forms where two tectonic plates slide past each other A) Transform plate boundary. B) Divergent plate boundary. C) Convergent plate boundary. D) Subduction zone. 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