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Geography Lesson 2: Inside Our Earth

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where is the deepest mine in the world located?

a)

South America

b)

South Africa

c)

South India

d)

South Australia

2.

The upper most layer of the earth’s surface is called

a)

Crust

b)

Core

c)

Forest

d)

Mantle

3.

The sediments are transported and deposited by

a)

wind

b)

water

c)

Both wind and water

d)

None of these

4.

Any natural mass of mineral matter that makes up the earth’s crust is called a

a)

rock

b)

road

c)

sediment

d)

none of these

5.

The process of transformation of the rock from one form to another is known as

a)

road cycle

b)

food cycle

c)

rock cycle

d)

none of these

6.

Which rock is the molten magma made up of?

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

d)

None of these

7.

Minerals found in the continental masses are

a)

Silica and alumina

b)

Silica and magnesium

c)

Nickel and iron

d)

Silica and iron

8.

The inner and outer cores are together about 3500 km thick, and the core has a very high temperature and pressure. Why is the core also known as nife?

a)

it is made of nitrogen and ferrous

b)

it is made of nickel and ferrous

c)

it is made of nickel and feroxide

d)

it consists of nitrogen and feline

9.

Rocks roll down, crack, hit each other, and break down into small fragments called sediments. These small sediments are transported and deposited by wind, water and then compressed and hardened to become layers of sedimentary rocks. From the following, choose an example of sedimentary rock:

a)

diamond

b)

sandstone

c)

basalt

d)

chalcedony

10.

The metamorphic rocks are formed under the influence of _____.

a)

high temperature

b)

high pressure

c)

high temperature and high pressure

d)

low pressure

11.

This famous monument is made of

a)

White marble

b)

Granite

c)

Limestone

d)

Red sandstone

12.

Igneous comes from which Latin word?

a)

Sedimentum

b)

Metamorphose

c)

Ignis

d)

None of these

13.

What do you mean by fossils?

a)

Sedimentary rocks

b)

Remains of plants and animals

c)

Igneous rocks

d)

None of these

14.

Why Earth is called a dynamic planet?

a)

continuously undergoes changes

b)

never change

c)

very large in size

d)

none of these

15.

Silica and magnesium are the constituents of

a)

rock

b)

inner core

c)

outer core

d)

mantle