This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Geography Chapter 2 The Earth'S Structure – Quiz 35 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Geography Chapter 2 The Earth'S Structure Quiz 35 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The rising and falling of hot and cold fluids is called ..... A) Convection. B) Conduction. C) Asthenosphere. D) Mantle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Convection. 2. Three layers of the mantle A) Lithosphere, mesosphere, crust. B) Lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere. C) Mesosphere, core, oceanic mantle. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere. 3. What type of rock is formed by heat and pressure ..... A) Igneous. B) Sedimentary. C) Metamorphic. D) Rock and roll. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metamorphic. 4. Layer of the Earth is divided into huge pieces called tectonic plates. A) Lithosphere. B) Divergent Boundary. C) Convergent Boundary. D) Transform Boundary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lithosphere. 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 A) The egg shell. B) The egg white. C) The yellow yolk. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The egg shell. 6. The 3 types of rocks: A) Igneous rocks, Halite rocks, Block rocks. B) Sedimentary rocks, Metamorphic rocks, Sea rocks. C) Metamorphic rocks, Sedimentary rocks, Halite rocks. D) Sea rocks, Sedimentary rocks, Halite rocks. E) Igneous rocks, Sedimentary rocks, Metamorphic rocks. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Igneous rocks, Sedimentary rocks, Metamorphic rocks. 7. Lithosphere is divided into sections called ..... A) Inner core. B) Plates. C) Magma. D) Boundaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plates. 8. How hot is it in the Earth's center? A) 600 Celcius. B) 6000 Celcius. C) 6 million Celcius. D) 451 Fahrenheit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 6000 Celcius. 9. What layer is between the inner core and the mantle? A) Asthenosphere. B) Crust. C) Outer core. D) Lithosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Outer core. 10. What piece of evidence helps scientist understand Earth's layers? A) Seismic waves. B) Volcanic eruptions/rocks. C) Magnetic field. D) All of these answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these answers are correct. 11. What layer of the Earth do convection currents happen in? A) Crust. B) Outer Core. C) Inner Core. D) Mantle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mantle. 12. What can cause a sand dune to shift? A) Water. B) Ice. C) Wind. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wind. 13. Tectonic plates are made up of continental crust and ..... crust. A) Continental. B) Oceanic. C) Plates. D) Mantle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oceanic. 14. Why does magma rise in convection currents when it's heated up and sink when it cools down? A) When magma heats up it become less dense which causes it to rise. B) When magma heats up it becomes attracted to the oceanic crust on the surface. C) When magma cool off it becomes more attracted to earth's core so it sinks. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When magma heats up it become less dense which causes it to rise. 15. What are the four layers of the Earth from inside to the outside? A) Crust, Outer core, mantle, inner core. B) Inner core, outer core, mantle, crust. C) Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core. D) Mantle, outer core, inner core, crust. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inner core, outer core, mantle, crust. 16. What role does the mantle play in the movement of Earth's plates? A) It remains stationary, allowing plates to move over it. B) It convects, driving the movement of plates. C) It solidifies, preventing plate movement. D) It erodes, causing plates to sink. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It convects, driving the movement of plates. 17. Which is more dense? A) Continental crust. B) Oceanic crust. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oceanic crust. 18. The central portion of the earth is the ..... A) Crust. B) Core. C) Mantle. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Core. 19. Made of the uppermost mantle and crust: A) Oceanic Crust. B) Continental Crust. C) Lithosphere. D) Asthenosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lithosphere. 20. True or False.The deeper you go into the earth, the greater the pressure. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 21. Which compositional layer is made of iron and some nickel? A) Crust. B) Mantle. C) Core. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Core. 22. What type of plate is thicker? A) Continental. B) Oceanic. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Continental. 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? A) Basalt and granite are both igneous rocks. B) Basalt and granite are both metamorphic rocks. C) Basalt is igneous rock, and granite is metamorphic rock. D) Basalt is metamorphic rock, and granite is igneous rock. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Basalt and granite are both igneous rocks. 24. A German scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift A) James Watson. B) Marie Curie. C) Albert Einstein. D) Alfred Wegener. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alfred Wegener. 25. Which of these is a constructive force? A) Volcano. B) Hurricane. C) Tornado. D) Earthquake. 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