This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Geography Chapter 2 The Earth'S Structure – Quiz 40 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Geography Chapter 2 The Earth'S Structure Quiz 40 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This is a solid ball of mostly iron and nickel: A) Upper Mantle. B) Lower Mantle. C) Outer Core. D) Inner Core. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inner Core. 2. (a) is when rocks are no longer brittle and they begin to flow A) A. Plastic. B) Crust. C) Mantle. D) Inner Core. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. Plastic. 3. Both earthquakes and volcanoes are often found along ..... , which are cracks in Earth's crust. A) Plate tectonics. B) Faults. C) Epicenters. D) Lithospheres. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Faults. 4. Which is NOT a way that plates interact? A) Subverging. B) Converging. C) Sliding. D) Diverging. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subverging. 5. Which type of rock is the cooled lava from a volcano? A) Metamorphic. B) Sedimentary. C) Igneous. D) Magma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Igneous. 6. ..... is the technology scientists use to measure how fast the plates move. A) RNS. B) GPS. C) Infrared waves. D) Pencil and paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) GPS. 7. The athenosphere is part of which layer? A) Inner core. B) Outer Core. C) Mantle. D) Crust. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mantle. 8. What process describes the movement of continental and oceanic plates on the Earth's surface? (a) A) Erosion. B) A. Plate Tectonics. C) Volcanism. D) Weathering. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. Plate Tectonics. 9. Which statement best describes the Law of Superposition? A) Each sedimentary layer of rock represents 1, 000 years of Earth's age, much like the rings of a tree. B) In undisturbed layers of sedimentary rocks, the upper rock layers are older than the lower rock layers. C) In undisturbed layers of sedimentary rock, the lowest layers contain the older rocks. D) Rocks that form near volcanoes are older than surrounding rock. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In undisturbed layers of sedimentary rock, the lowest layers contain the older rocks. 10. Quartzite is an example of: A) Igneous. B) Metamorphic. C) Sedimentary. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metamorphic. 11. Which belongs to Earth's geosphere A) Oceans. B) Foxes. C) Carbon dioxide. D) Mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mountains. 12. What is the Earth's mantle responsible for? A) Ocean currents. B) Atmospheric composition. C) Plate tectonics. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plate tectonics. 13. What is a convergent boundary? A) A boundary where two plates move apart. B) A boundary where two plates slide past each other. C) A convergent boundary occurs when two plates come together. D) A boundary where one plate sinks beneath another. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A convergent boundary occurs when two plates come together. 14. What is the layer of Earth that is primarily composed of silicate rocks and is located directly beneath the crust? A) Mantle. B) Outer Core. C) Inner Core. D) Crust. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mantle. 15. What is the process called when heat from the Earth's interior causes the movement of tectonic plates? A) Convection. B) Conduction. C) Radiation. D) Subduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Convection. 16. Who was the scientist that proposed the continental drift hypothesis? A) Alfred Wegener. B) Alfred Nobel. C) Albert Einstien. D) Isaac Newtion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alfred Wegener. 17. What does the prefix-hydro mean? A) Air, vapor. B) Rock and stone. C) Water. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water. 18. The tool used for measuring the strength of an earthquake is called ..... A) Seismograph. B) Telegraph. C) Stopwatch. D) Barometer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seismograph. 19. Describe the mantle. A) It is a liquid layer that flows like water. B) It is a solid rocky layer, but is at such high temperatures and pressures that it is described much like warm wax. C) It is a gaseous layer surrounding the Earth. D) It is a thin layer of ice that covers the Earth's surface. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is a solid rocky layer, but is at such high temperatures and pressures that it is described much like warm wax. 20. The deeper you go into the earth, the colder it gets A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 21. Exact place where an earthquake occurs ..... A) Target. B) Fault. C) Focus. D) Epicenter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Focus. 22. Which of the following best explains why earthquakes are common along tectonic plate boundaries? A) The plates are stationary and accumulate stress over time. B) The plates are constantly moving and interacting with each other. C) The plates are made of liquid magma that flows easily. D) The plates are too thick to allow any movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The plates are constantly moving and interacting with each other. 23. Which instrument records the shaking of the earth's surface caused by seismic waves? A) Mercalli Intensity. B) Richter Magnitude. C) Seismograph. D) Seismology Scale. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seismograph. 24. What is the thin, solid, outermost layer of Earth? A) Mantle. B) Crust. C) Outer Core. D) Inner Core. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crust. 25. Which event causes an earthquake? A) Erosion within the center of a crustal plate. B) Movement along a crustal plate boundary. C) Glaciers moving through a valley. D) Waves moving along a coast. 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