This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Geography Chapter 2 The Earth'S Structure – Quiz 29 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Geography Chapter 2 The Earth'S Structure Quiz 29 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Plate tectonics explains why earthquakes and volcanoes happen. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. Pressure increases with depth toward the center of Earth. In which layer would you expect pressure to be the greatest? A) Crust. B) Mantle. C) Outer core. D) Inner core. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inner core. 3. The innermost layer of Earth is the A) Lithosphere. B) Inner core. C) Mantle. D) Crust. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inner core. 4. Which of the following are components of the biosphere? A) Bacteria. B) Air. C) Water vapor. D) Clouds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bacteria. 5. Your feet are on A) The crust. B) The mantle. C) The core. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The crust. 6. Large areas dividing the Earth's surface ..... A) Earthquakes. B) Continents. C) Tectonic plates. D) Faults. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tectonic plates. 7. The inner core is hotter than the sun? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. The Peru-Chile trench is an example of A) Subduction zone. B) Island arc. C) Collision zone. D) Divergent plate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subduction zone. 9. The natural process of moving rocks and sediment ..... A) Weathering. B) Soil. C) Fossils. D) Erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Erosion. 10. The inner core is: A) Solid. B) Liquid. C) Gaseous. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solid. 11. ..... the plates under the oceans. A) Continental plates. B) Plates. C) Boundaries. D) Oceanic plates. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oceanic plates. 12. What is the crust broken into? A) Tectonic plates. B) Oceanic and land. C) Continental plates. D) Convection currents. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tectonic plates. 13. The layers of the earth forming according to their density is known as: A) Density columns. B) Layered earth theory. C) Planetary differentiation. D) I can't think of another misleading option. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Planetary differentiation. 14. Which of the following layers of Earth's structure is MOST dense? A) Crust. B) Inner Core. C) Outer Core. D) Mantle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inner Core. 15. Identify the current methods for measuring the age of Earth and its parts. A) Carbon dating and fossil analysis. B) Law of superposition and radioactive dating. C) Ice core sampling and tree ring analysis. D) Seismic activity and erosion rates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Law of superposition and radioactive dating. 16. Temperature ..... as you go deeper into the earth. A) Increases. B) Decreases. C) Goes up and down depending on the layer. D) Stays the same. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increases. 17. Diamond is the hardest known mineral. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. When developing the idea of continental drift, Wegener could notice all of the following EXCEPT A) Matching fossils on different continents. B) Noticing how far the continents move each year. C) Similar mountain ranges and rock types across different continents. D) The shapes of the continents look like puzzle pieces. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Noticing how far the continents move each year. 19. Deep trenches and volcanoes typically form at what type of boundary? A) Convergent boundary(subduction zone). B) Convergent boundary (continental to continental). C) Divergent boundary. D) Transform boundary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Convergent boundary(subduction zone). 20. The scale to measure earthquake: A) Seismograph. B) Thermograph. C) Thermo Scale. D) Richter scale. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Richter scale. 21. What process is used to form sedimentary rocks? A) Lava cools and hardens to form a rock. B) Bits of sand and gravel form layers that turn into rock from pressure. C) Extreme heat and pressure from inside the Earth turn rocks into new rocks. D) Magma trapped under the Earth's surface cools and solidifies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bits of sand and gravel form layers that turn into rock from pressure. 22. How do geologists learn about Earth's interior? A) Direct evidence from rock samples and indirect evidence from seismic waves. B) Direct evidence from seismic waves and indirect waves from rock samples. C) Direct evidence from rock waves, and indirect evidence from seismic samples. D) Direct evidence from wave samples and indirect evidence from seismic rocks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct evidence from rock samples and indirect evidence from seismic waves. 23. The super continent that existed when all continents were together was named A) Gondwana. B) Laurasia. C) Eurasia. D) Pangea. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pangea. 24. Definition of "rate" A) The distance something travels. B) How far away something moves. C) How often or fast something happens. D) The time it takes for the plates to move. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) How often or fast something happens. 25. 71% of earth's surface is covered in ..... A) Trees. B) Desert. C) Urban development. D) Water. 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