This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Geography Chapter 2 The Earth'S Structure – Quiz 36 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Geography Chapter 2 The Earth'S Structure Quiz 36 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When one plate rides up over another causing the other to be pushed down into the mantle A) Oceanic plate. B) Subduction. C) Plate boundary. D) Continental drift. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subduction. 2. Solid, outer layer and is made of both the oceanic and continental crust. A) Hydrosphere. B) Core. C) Mantle. D) Crust. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Crust. 3. The Lithosphere is made up of the ..... A) Crust and Upper Mantle. B) Inner and Outer Cores. C) Outer Core and Lower Mantle. D) Lower and Middle Mantle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crust and Upper Mantle. 4. The inner core is solid A) Nickel. B) Gold. C) Magnesium. D) Iron. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Iron. 5. The Himalayas are an example of A) Subduction zone. B) Island arc. C) Collision zone. D) Hot spot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Collision zone. 6. The process during which rocks are formed, change, wear down, and are formed again over long periods of time A) Lithosphere. B) Subduction. C) Rock cycle. D) Rift valley. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rock cycle. 7. The Earth's weather occurs in which Earth's atmosphere layer? A) Exosphere. B) Mesosphere. C) Troposphere. D) Stratosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Troposphere. 8. Which layer of the mantle is the least ridged (bendy like play-dough)? A) Asthenosphere. B) Mesosphere. C) Lithosphere. D) Inner core. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asthenosphere. 9. Which is less dense? A) Oceanic Crust. B) Continental crust. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Continental crust. 10. What is the solid innermost layer of the Earth's core? A) Outer Core. B) Mantle. C) Inner Core. D) Crust. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inner Core. 11. Sediment that is compacted and cemented together will become ..... A) Sedimentary rock. B) Igneous rock. C) Metamorphic rock. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sedimentary rock. 12. The point directly above the focus on the surface is called ..... A) Epicenter. B) Hypocenter. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epicenter. 13. ..... rock means FIRE and is formed from melted rock either from magma below Earth's crust or from lava above it A) Sedmetary. B) Igneous. C) Metamorphic. D) Magma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Igneous. 14. Examples of Volcano: A) Chinese Volcano. B) North America. C) Andaman and Nicobar Island. D) The Island of Surtsey. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Island of Surtsey. 15. Which layer of Earth is characterized by rock that is plastic, or soft enough to flow? A) Asthenosphere. B) Crust. C) Lithosphere. D) Inner core. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asthenosphere. 16. Recognize the impact of heat flow on the formation of mountains. A) Heat flow causes mountains to erode. B) Heat flow causes the crust to expand and form mountains. C) Heat flow has no impact on mountain formation. D) Heat flow causes mountains to sink. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heat flow causes the crust to expand and form mountains. 17. Which of the following best explains the interaction between the geosphere andhydrosphere? A) Water accumulates and creates lakes. B) Water precipitates down on mountains and valleys. C) Water is evaporated out of oceans. D) Water shapes the physical landscape through weathering and erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water is evaporated out of oceans. 18. Molten rock that erupts on Earth's surface A) Deposit. B) Lava. C) Magma. D) Mineral. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lava. 19. Which layer of the Earth is responsible for its magnetic field? A) Crust. B) Mantle. C) Outer Core. D) Inner Core. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Outer Core. 20. What is the hottest layer? A) Crust. B) Mantle. C) Outer Core. D) Inner Core. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inner Core. 21. ..... is the place where two plates meet. A) Continents. B) Oceans. C) Boundaries. D) Earthquakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Boundaries. 22. True or False-continental crust "floats" on the mantle, a little like an iceberg A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 23. What is the hottest layer of the Earth? A) Inner core. B) Lithosphere. C) Crust. D) Mantle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inner core. 24. Which is the hottest part of the Earth? A) The core. B) The mantle. C) The crust. D) The Asthenosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The core. 25. Giant pieces of lithosphere that move around the Earth A) Oceanic plates. B) Plate boundary. C) Tectonic plates. D) Continental plates. 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