Class 11 Geography Chapter 2 The Earth'S Structure Quiz 6 (25 MCQs)

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1. Which type of plate boundary occurs when two plates collide and one is forced beneath the other?
2. Which part of Earth may act like a liquid?
3. What is the core made of?
4. This is considered as the fastest kind of seismic waves.
5. This layer of Earth is the thickest part
6. Most tectonic plates have both oceanic and continental crust. How are they different?
7. What is a product of uplift?
8. The liquid iron part of the core
9. What happens in the Earth's Mantle?
10. Shaking of land that occurs when a fault moves suddenly .....
11. What is the rigid outermost layer of Earth that includes the crust and the uppermost mantle
12. What is the process by which the Earth's lithosphere is broken into large pieces?
13. Which layer of earth is composed primarily of iron and nickel?
14. What theory explains the movement of the Earth's lithospheric plates?
15. The lithosphere and asthenosphere are part of the
16. What natural phenomenon is caused by the sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust?
17. What is the heat source for convection in the mantle?
18. The crust-mantle interface is known as .....
19. Which event most likely caused the formation of folded mountain ranges on Earth?
20. Heat and pressure deep beneath Earth's surface can change any rock into .....
21. What is the combination of the crust and uppermost mantle?
22. Which phenomenon is found in all three convergent zones?
23. The different layers that formed inside Earth are due to the different ..... of the materials.
24. Which sublayer is made up of the crust and upper mantle?
25. The process by which sediment is moved from one place to another. Can be caused by water, wind, ice, and gravity.