This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Geography Chapter 2 The Earth'S Structure – Quiz 46 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Geography Chapter 2 The Earth'S Structure Quiz 46 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Mountains have high relief and high elevation. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. The central part of the earth below the mantle A) Crust. B) Mantle. C) Core. D) Magma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Core. 3. Which layer of the Earth is responsible for generating the planet's magnetic field? A) Crust. B) Mantle. C) Outer Core. D) Inner Core. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Outer Core. 4. What is the Earth's solid outer layer called? A) Core. B) Mantle. C) Atmosphere. D) Crust. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Crust. 5. The Law of Superposition helps scientists to determine what? A) The absolute age of rock layers. B) The age of fossils. C) The relative age of rock layers. D) The super powers of rocks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The relative age of rock layers. 6. Describe how the law of superposition is used to determine the age of rock layers. A) Older layers are found above younger layers. B) Younger layers are found above older layers. C) Layers are dated based on their color. D) Layers are dated based on their thickness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Younger layers are found above older layers. 7. Ocean crust is made of ..... and is ..... dense than continental crust. A) Basalt, less. B) Basalt, more. C) Granite, less. D) Granite, more. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Basalt, more. 8. Scientists determine what Earth's interior looks like by using: A) Volcanoes. B) Seismic Waves. C) Continental Drift. D) Convection Currents. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seismic Waves. 9. Which of the following best describes the Earth's mantle? A) A solid layer that flows slowly. B) A liquid layer that flows quickly. C) A gaseous layer that is static. D) A solid layer that is completely rigid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A solid layer that flows slowly. 10. Earth can be divided into four layers. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. Which layer of the Earth is made up of tectonic plates? A) Mantleplate. B) Crustosphere. C) Corelayer. D) Lithosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lithosphere. 12. Which of Earth's layers is the thickest? A) The crust. B) The mantle. C) The outer core. D) The inner core. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The mantle. 13. What geological feature is formed by the eruption of magma? A) Mountains. B) Canyons. C) Volcanoes. D) Plateaus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Volcanoes. 14. Scientists discovered the interior structure of the earth by drilling the earth's crust down to the earth's core. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 15. Gutenberg Discontinuity is dense due to: A) Presence of Iron. B) Density of rocks. C) High Pressure. D) High Temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Presence of Iron. 16. Where does the energy from an earthquake originate? A) From a sudden increase in solar radiation striking Earth. B) From the Moon's gravitational pull during a close orbit. C) From rocks under stress shifting deep below Earth's surface. D) From the weight of sediments pushing down on bedrock. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) From rocks under stress shifting deep below Earth's surface. 17. Which of the following eras is known as the "Age of Mammals" ? A) Precambrian. B) Paleozoic. C) Mesozoic. D) Cenozoic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cenozoic. 18. What is the fourth layer of Earth? A) Crust. B) Inner core. C) Outer core. D) Mantle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inner core. 19. Which layer of the earth is directly beneath the crust? A) Inner Core. B) Outer Core. C) Mantle. D) Atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mantle. 20. Florida is an example of this type of landform. A) Cay. B) Archipelago. C) Cape. D) Peninsula. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Peninsula. 21. Which best describes the relationship between depth into the earth and temperature/density/pressure? A) As depth into the earth increases temperature, density, and pressure decrease. B) As depth into the earth increases temperature, density, and pressure increase. C) As depth into the earth decreases temperature, density, and pressure increase. D) As depth into the earth increases temperature and density increases but pressure decreases. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As depth into the earth increases temperature, density, and pressure increase. 22. What word best describes Earth's shape? A) Football. B) Flat. C) Sphere. D) Triangle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sphere. 23. Geologists' main evidence about the structure of Earth's interior comes from A) Temperature measurements in deep mines. B) Observations of other planets. C) Exploration of caves. D) Rock samples and seismic waves. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rock samples and seismic waves. 24. The Earth's surface is called: A) The Crust. B) The Mantle. C) Inner Core. D) Outer Core. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Crust. 25. What two metals make up Earth's outer core? A) Basalt & granite. B) Granite & iron. C) Iron & nickel. D) Nickel & basalt. 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