This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Geography Chapter 2 The Earth'S Structure – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Geography Chapter 2 The Earth'S Structure Quiz 7 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the tilt angle of the Earth's axis during rotation? A) 66$^\circ$. B) 10$^\circ$. C) 45$^\circ$. D) 23.5$^\circ$. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 23.5$^\circ$. 2. What is the third layer of Earth? A) Crust. B) Inner core. C) Outer core. D) Mantle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Outer core. 3. The crust underneath the oceans. A) Oceanic crust. B) Continental crust. C) Biosphere. D) Tectonic plates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oceanic crust. 4. An opening in the Earth's surface through which magma and gases erupt A) Volcano. B) Earthquake. C) Subduction. D) Ridge. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Volcano. 5. Where does the energy that drives convection currents inside the Earth's Crust come from? A) Inner coer. B) Mantle. C) Outer Core. D) Crust. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inner coer. 6. Which sphere would mountain ranges fall under? A) Hydrosphere. B) Atmosphere. C) Geosphere. D) Biosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geosphere. 7. A deep well or mine shaft goes through which layer or layers of Earth? A) Crust only. B) Mantle only. C) Crust and mantle. D) Mantle and core. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crust only. 8. What are the three types of rocks A) Sediment, lava, morphic. B) Magnitie, graphite, Sulfur. C) Sedimentary, metamorphic, igneous. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sedimentary, metamorphic, igneous. 9. There is a hot spot under ..... National Park, where the heat causes boiling mud pools and ..... like Old Faithful. A) Yellowstone, geysers. B) Jellystone; spurts. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yellowstone, geysers. 10. If the Earth's mantle were completely solid, ..... plates could not move around. A) Tectonic. B) Technical. C) Titanic. D) Terrible. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tectonic. 11. What was the name of the supercontinent during the Triassic period? A) Gondwanaland. B) Pangea. C) Laurasia. D) Rodinia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pangea. 12. What does the theory of continental drift state? A) The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over time. B) Continents are stationary and do not move. C) The Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currents. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over time. 13. What is the 'peak' of a mountain? A) A group of mountains. B) The top of the mountain. C) The area where the mountain meets flat land. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The top of the mountain. 14. What causes weathering? A) Wind, water, and ice. B) Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. C) High temperatures and humidity. D) Chemical reactions in the atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wind, water, and ice. 15. Earthquakes typically occur at this type of boundary. A) Transform boundary. B) Divergent boundary. C) Convergent boundary (subduction zone). D) Convergent boundary (continental to continental). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transform boundary. 16. What do scientist believe to cause the tiny wobble in Earth's spin? A) Areas of solid iron floating over the molten core. B) The blending of materials between the upper core and the inner core. C) The amount of pressure put on the core from the weight above. D) The amount of magnesium in the core. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Areas of solid iron floating over the molten core. 17. "Diverge" means ..... A) To move in different directions. B) To move towards each other. C) To slip past something. D) To stop. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To move in different directions. 18. As you move deeper into the Earth, ..... and ..... increase. A) Temperature, pressure. B) Convection, conduction. C) Temperature, thermal energy. D) Pressure, convection. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Temperature, pressure. 19. What indirect evidence have scientist used to determine the size of Earth's layers? A) Continental crust. B) Rocks. C) Seismic waves. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seismic waves. 20. Plates of the lithosphere float on the ..... A) Crust. B) Asthenosphere. C) Core. D) Atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asthenosphere. 21. Why was Wegener's theory not accepted? A) He had no proof of how they were moving. B) He had no evidence. C) He was married. D) He was not a Scientist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He had no proof of how they were moving. 22. What happens to temperature as we move from the crust down into the inner core? A) Decreases. B) Increases. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Increases. 23. The asthenosphere is part of which layer of Earth? A) Crust. B) Mantle. C) Outer core. D) Inner core. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mantle. 24. Which state of matter is the earth's inner core? A) Plasma. B) Liquid. C) Solid. D) Gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Solid. 25. Which causes rift valleys? A) Erosion. B) Faults. C) Lava. D) Weather. 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