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Interior of the Earth

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which one is the direct source of information about the interior of the earth?

a)

Earthquake

b)

Volcanoes

c)

Cyclone

d)

Flood

2.

What kind of earthquake wave is most destructive?

a)

P-wave

b)

S-wave

c)

Surface wave

d)

All of the above

3.

Which type of earthquake is occurred due to mining activities?

a)

Collapse earthquake

b)

Explosion earthquake

c)

Reservoir Induced Earthquake

d)

Tectonic Earthquake

4.

Which one of the following is the most common type of earthquake

a)

Tectonic Earthquake

b)

Collapse earthquake

c)

Explosion earthquake

d)

Reservoir Induced Earthquake

5.

Which one of the following is the indirect sources of information about the interior of the earth?

a)

Temperature

b)

Volcano

c)

Earthquake

d)

None of these

6.

Which types of forces are responsible for shaping the surface of the earth?

a)

Endogenic forces

b)

Exogenic

c)

Both A and B

d)

None

7.

Which one of the following is the outermost part of the earth?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Core

8.

The upper portion of the mantle is called?

a)

Asthenosphere

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Stratosphere

d)

Mesosphere

9.

The volcanoes occurred in the ocean areas are called?

a)

Mid-Ocean Ridge Volcanoes

b)

Shield Volcanoes

c)

Flood Basalt

d)

Composite Volcanoes

10.

The igneous rocks cooling at the surface is known as?

a)

Volcanic rocks

b)

Plutonic rocks

c)

Both a and b

d)

None