Class 11 Geography Chapter 2 The Earth'S Structure Quiz 35 (25 MCQs)

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1. The rising and falling of hot and cold fluids is called .....
2. Three layers of the mantle
3. What type of rock is formed by heat and pressure .....
4. Layer of the Earth is divided into huge pieces called tectonic plates.
5. Which layer of an egg best represents the crust? a. the egg shell b. the egg white c. the egg shell & egg white together d. the egg white and egg yolk together
6. The 3 types of rocks:
7. Lithosphere is divided into sections called .....
8. How hot is it in the Earth's center?
9. What layer is between the inner core and the mantle?
10. What piece of evidence helps scientist understand Earth's layers?
11. What layer of the Earth do convection currents happen in?
12. What can cause a sand dune to shift?
13. Tectonic plates are made up of continental crust and ..... crust.
14. Why does magma rise in convection currents when it's heated up and sink when it cools down?
15. What are the four layers of the Earth from inside to the outside?
16. What role does the mantle play in the movement of Earth's plates?
17. Which is more dense?
18. The central portion of the earth is the .....
19. Made of the uppermost mantle and crust:
20. True or False.The deeper you go into the earth, the greater the pressure.
21. Which compositional layer is made of iron and some nickel?
22. What type of plate is thicker?
23. Basalt forms when lava cools on Earth's surface. Granite forms when magma cools within the Earth. Which of these statements correctly classifies both basalt and granite?
24. A German scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift
25. Which of these is a constructive force?