This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Geography Chapter 2 The Earth'S Structure – Quiz 30 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Geography Chapter 2 The Earth'S Structure Quiz 30 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Earth's core is mostly made of which metal? A) Nickel. B) Gold. C) Iron. D) Aluminum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Iron. 2. A theory that states that Earth's surface is made of rigid slabs of rock, or "plates, " that move A) Plate tectonics. B) Plate boundaries. C) Divergent plate boundaries. D) Convergent plate boundaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plate tectonics. 3. The oceanic crust is ..... dense than the continental crust. A) More. B) Less. C) Softer. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) More. 4. The crust is the thinnest layer of Earth. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 5. Layer right below the lithosphere on which the tectonic plates "float" A) Asthenosphere. B) Crust. C) Lithosphere. D) Mantle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asthenosphere. 6. The movement of two plates approaching each other and colliding with each other to form a trench in the sea or high mountains and volcanoes is called ..... A) Divergent. B) Convergent. C) Transform. D) Resonation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Convergent. 7. Two plates SLIDING past each other. A) Transform Boundary. B) Divergent Boundary. C) Lithosphere. D) Subduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transform Boundary. 8. When magma is heated, what happens to its density? A) It becomes more dense and sinks. B) It becomes less dense and rises. C) It stays the same. D) It becomes solid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It becomes less dense and rises. 9. The waves of energy that travel through the earth's layers are A) Scenic waves. B) Tidal waves. C) Cosmic waves. D) Seismic waves. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Seismic waves. 10. What is the coolest layer? A) Crust. B) Mantle. C) Outer Core. D) Inner Core. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crust. 11. Most geologist think that the movement of Earth's tectonic plates is caused by A) The rotation of the Earth. B) The Earth's magnetic field. C) Subduction. D) Convection currents. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Convection currents. 12. Forms where two tectonic plates divide, or separate, from each other A) Divergent plate boundary. B) Convergent plate boundary. C) Transform plate boundary. D) Subduction zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Divergent plate boundary. 13. Tectonic plates can melt and create new land A) Never, that's crazy!. B) If they are sucked inside a volcano and turn to goo because the lava is so hot. C) If they are pushed under other plates into the mantle where heat and pressure turn the plate back into magma and then it is spewed out of a volcano and hardens into new crust. D) When the crust splits open and the magma cools off. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) If they are pushed under other plates into the mantle where heat and pressure turn the plate back into magma and then it is spewed out of a volcano and hardens into new crust. 14. Which layer of Earth is the hottest? A) Lithosphere. B) Asthenosphere. C) Outer core. D) Inner core. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inner core. 15. What is the point on the earth's surface directly above where an earthquake begins? A) Epicenter. B) Exocenter. C) Hypocenter. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epicenter. 16. The inner core is solid. True or False? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. At this type of plate boundary, volcanoes often occur A) Convergent-colliding. B) Transform-sliding. C) Divergent-dividing. D) All 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Divergent-dividing. 18. What layer of the Earth lies directly below the crust? A) A Mantle. B) B Outer core. C) C Inner core. D) D Atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A Mantle. 19. Something we observe to be similar over and over again A) Pattern. B) Rerun. C) Rewind. D) Repeat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pattern. 20. What is Earth's thickest layer? A) Crust. B) Inner core. C) Outer core. D) Mantle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mantle. 21. This Earth system includes all living organisms on Earth. A) Geosphere. B) Biosphere. C) Cryosphere. D) Hydrosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biosphere. 22. Which best explains how fold mountains are formed? A) Two oceanic plates collide. B) Volcanoes erupt in the ocean. C) Two continental plates collide. D) Earthquakes move ocean plates. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Two continental plates collide. 23. A ..... is a pointed piece of land that sticks out into the water. A) Peninsula. B) Isthmus. C) Cape. D) Cay. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cape. 24. What is the difference between a volcano and a mountain? A) Volcanoes are formed by meteor impacts, while mountains are formed by volcanic eruptions. B) Volcanoes are always found underwater, while mountains are always found on land. C) Volcanoes are made of ice, while mountains are made of rock. D) Volcanoes are formed by the eruption of magma from the Earth's crust, while mountains are formed by the movement of tectonic plates and erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Volcanoes are formed by the eruption of magma from the Earth's crust, while mountains are formed by the movement of tectonic plates and erosion. 25. What is subduction? A) When two plates move away from each other and molten rock rises to fill the gap. B) When two plates move toward each other, one of the plates may be forced under the other plate. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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