This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Geography Chapter 2 The Earth'S Structure – Quiz 34 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Geography Chapter 2 The Earth'S Structure Quiz 34 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This layer is mostly made up of liquid iron. A) Outer core. B) Inner core. C) Asthenosphere. D) Lithosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Outer core. 2. What happens to convection currents when a heat source is removed form a fluid? A) Changes direction. B) Continues at the same rate. C) Eventually stops. D) Speeds up. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eventually stops. 3. Scientist Andreaja dicovered the: A) The Core. B) The Gutenberg Discontinuity. C) Mohorovicic Discontinuity. D) Mantle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mohorovicic Discontinuity. 4. Main type of waves that can travel the earth's inner layers. A) Surface waves. B) Body waves. C) Love waves. D) Rayleigh waves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Body waves. 5. What happens to density, pressure, and temperature as you travel from the crust to the inner core? A) They increase. B) They decrease. C) They stay the same. D) They go up, then down. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They increase. 6. What causes a tsunami? A) An earthquake under the sea. B) By molten rock bubbling up out of trenches. C) By mountains forming under water. D) An earthquake in mountainous regions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An earthquake under the sea. 7. Extrusive rocks A) Forms underground. B) Has a coarse-grained texture. C) Cools quickly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cools quickly. 8. Geologist want to take core samples from the Pacific Ocean and New Jersey. If they dig deep enough, will geologist eventually find hard, solid rock? A) Yes, but only in New Jersey. B) Yes, but only in the Pacific Ocean. C) Yes, in both New Jersey and the Pacific Ocean. D) No, they will not find hard, solid rock at either location. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yes, in both New Jersey and the Pacific Ocean. 9. Which of the following is NOT involved in the formation of sedimentary rocks? A) Weathering. B) Erosion. C) Compaction. D) Melting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Melting. 10. Where does convection occur? A) In the crust. B) In the mantle. C) In the outer core. D) In the inner core. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the mantle. 11. This "flows, " but is still solid: A) Oceanic Crust. B) Continental Crust. C) Lithosphere. D) Asthenosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Asthenosphere. 12. The layer of the earth do we live on is the A) Mantle. B) Inner core. C) Asthenosphere. D) Crust. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Crust. 13. Rock formed by cooling of magma on reaching earth's surface: A) Extrusive rocks. B) Intrusive rocks. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Extrusive rocks. 14. Which crust is made up of basaltic rock? A) Oceanic. B) Continental. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oceanic. 15. A group of mountains is known as a A) Mountain peak. B) Mountain. C) Mountain range. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mountain range. 16. What are the two parts of the Earth's core? A) Mantle and crust. B) Solid core and liquid core. C) Upper core and lower core. D) Inner core and outer core. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inner core and outer core. 17. The physical and scientific conditions in which an organism lives, makes up its environment. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 18. Which two metals are thought to be found in the core? A) Iron and steel. B) Iron and nickel. C) Gold and silver. D) Iron and copper. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Iron and nickel. 19. Which statement is true about oceanic crust? A) It is made of melted rock. B) It is the thinner than continental crust. C) It is thicker than continental crust. D) It is made of liquid metal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is the thinner than continental crust. 20. Which is the best predictor of the relative age of a layer of rock? A) Thickness of the layer. B) Position of the layer. C) Length of the layer. D) Size of the layer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Position of the layer. 21. What causes deformation of rock? A) Stress in the earth's crust. B) Water. C) Time. D) Tyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stress in the earth's crust. 22. How does radioactive dating help determine the age of Earth? A) By measuring the amount of carbon in a sample. B) By comparing the decay of radioactive isotopes in rocks. C) By analyzing the color of rock layers. D) By counting the number of fossils in a layer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By comparing the decay of radioactive isotopes in rocks. 23. The asthenosphere is the only liquid layer of Earth. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 24. What is the innermost layer of the Earth, made up of solid iron and nickel? A) Inner core. B) Outer core. C) Magma layer. D) Crust. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inner core. 25. Which of the following has the greatest direct influence on movement of the lithosphere? A) The sun. B) The moon. C) Earth's Core. D) Earth's Mantle. 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