This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Geography Chapter 2 The Earth'S Structure – Quiz 43 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Geography Chapter 2 The Earth'S Structure Quiz 43 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Hot mantle plumes breaching the surface in the middle of a tectonic plate A) Mariana Trench. B) Hotspot Volcanoes. C) Earthquakes. D) Trench. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hotspot Volcanoes. 2. The circulation of material in the asthenosphere caused by differences in temperatures and densities (hot rises, cool sinks) A) Convection. B) Conduction. C) Radiation. D) Clouds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Convection. 3. Which property of a mineral is it when you look at the color of the powdered form of a mineral? A) Luster. B) Streak. C) Hardness. D) Cleavage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Streak. 4. Earthquakes are caused by A) Activity on Earth's surface. B) Extreme weather. C) Earth's rotation. D) Plate motion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plate motion. 5. What is the only liquid layer of the Earth? A) Crust. B) Mantle. C) Outer core. D) Inner core. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Outer core. 6. Radius of Earth: A) 3500 km. B) 5800 km. C) 4200 km. D) 6400 km. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 6400 km. 7. Which statement best describes Earth's outer layer? A) Earth's outer layer is made up of a soft solid material. B) Earth's outer layer is made up of hard, solid rock. C) Earth's outer layer is a combination of hard, solid rock and a soft, solid material. D) Earth's outer layer is made up of hard, solid rock or water; it depends on where you go. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Earth's outer layer is made up of hard, solid rock. 8. Which layer is thin, brittle, and composed primarily of silica? A) The crust. B) The mantle. C) The inner core. D) The outer core. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The crust. 9. This type of weathering occurs when rocks weaken then break down due to chemical changes in the composition of the rock. A) Mechanical weathering. B) Chemical weathering. C) Erosion weathering. D) Deposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chemical weathering. 10. Lava which cools on Earth's surface forms an A) Metamorphic rock. B) Intrusive igneous rock. C) Extrusive igneous rock. D) Foliated metamorphic rock. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Extrusive igneous rock. 11. What is a desert? A) A group of mountains. B) Dry area with less than ten inches of rainfall per year. C) The top of the mountain. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dry area with less than ten inches of rainfall per year. 12. Which is the hottest layer and has the most pressure on it? A) Crust. B) Mantle. C) Outer Core. D) Inner core. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inner core. 13. Describe the inner core of Earth. A) It is made mostly of iron & nickel and is extremely hot (over 6000 degrees Celsius). B) It is composed mainly of silicon and oxygen, and is relatively cool. C) It is a liquid layer that flows freely due to high temperatures. D) It is primarily made of water and is located just beneath the mantle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is made mostly of iron & nickel and is extremely hot (over 6000 degrees Celsius). 14. Scientists use a machine called a(n) ..... to study earthquatkes. A) Pangaea. B) Seismograph. C) Anticline. D) Magnitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seismograph. 15. What best describes a landform? A) A group of mountains. B) Piece of land completely surrounded by water. C) Large unbroken mass of land. D) Natural features found on Earth's surface. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Natural features found on Earth's surface. 16. The deepest part of the ocean A) Mariana Trench. B) Earthquakes. C) Hotspot Volcanoes. D) Pacific Ring of Fire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mariana Trench. 17. The center of the earth made up of the outer core (layer of liquid metals) and the inner core (dense ball of solid metals) A) Core. B) Mantle. C) Crust. D) Lithosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Core. 18. The middle of the earth's three main layers is the ..... A) Core. B) Mesorterre. C) Mantle. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mantle. 19. 5 large bodies of water that are connected and make up most of the Earth's water are ..... A) Lake. B) River. C) Ocean. D) Continent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ocean. 20. "Plates" of lithosphere are moved around by the underlying hot mantle convection cells A) Plate Tectonics. B) Continental Drift. C) Plate Movement. D) Asthenosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plate Movement. 21. Which is the best example of an index fossil? A) Corals found in rock layers worldwide. B) Dinosaur bones found only in Australia. C) Footprints of different types of dinosaurs. D) Casts of bird feathers found in all layers of rock in an area. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Corals found in rock layers worldwide. 22. Earthquake waves can provide us with information about the Earth's A) Interior. B) Exterior. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interior. 23. Which element is the most abundant in Earth's composition? A) Silicon. B) Iron. C) Aluminum. D) Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oxygen. 24. What are the agents of erosion? A) Oxidation, acid rain, abrasion, root rust, root pry, abrasion. B) Deflation and depostion. C) Water, wind, ice, gravity. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water, wind, ice, gravity. 25. The part of the earth's layer that has the highest temperature is located in the ..... A) Inner core. B) Outer core. C) Earth's mantle. D) Crust. 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