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Geography quiz 2 - Inside our earth (NCERT syllabus)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The deepest mine in the world is in

a)

South Africa

b)

South America

c)

South India

2.

The 3 major types of rocks are

a)

Metamorphic rocks

b)

Igneous rocks

c)

Sand rocks

d)

Sedimentary rocks

3.

White marble is used for the construction of

a)
b)
c)
4.

The uppermost layer over the earth's surface is called as

a)

core

b)

mantle

c)

crust

5.

'Sial' is a combination of

a)

silica and mangesium

b)

silica and alumina

c)

silica and alpha

6.

The 2 types of igneous rocks are

a)

silica & alumina

b)

extrusive & intrusive

c)

metamorphic and sedimentary

7.

Example of igneous rock is

a)
b)
c)
8.

Magma solidifies to become _________ rock.

a)

metamorphic rock

b)

filament

c)

igneous rock

9.

What is are rock?

a)

which make the sedimentary rocks

b)

which destroy the earth by destructing lava

c)

which makes the earth's crust

10.

Where does the lava comes from?

a)

lava

b)

interior of earth

c)

exterior of earth

11.

What is the meaning of 'ignis'?

a)

fire

b)

blast

c)

smoke

12.

How many percentage of crust is formed out of the total volume of earth?

a)

1%

b)

2%

c)

5%

13.

Sedimentum means__________________and is a ___________ word.

a)

settle down, english

b)

settle down, latin

c)

change form, latin

14.

Red fort is made of

a)

red stons

b)

red sandstones

c)

red limestone

15.

To reach centre of earth, we have to dig ______km on the ocean floor.

a)

5000

b)

100

c)

6000

16.

metamorphose means

a)

change of ice

b)

change of form

c)

change of lava

17.

Rock is a ______________ mass of mineral matter.

a)
b)
c)
18.

How many percentage of core is formed out of the total volume of earth?

a)

12%

b)

15.6%

c)

15%

19.

Igneous rocks are also known as

a)

primary rocks

b)

secondary rocks

c)

lavatic rocks

20.

The radius of the earth is

a)

5432 km

b)

8675 km

c)

6371 km