Quiz  /  Engineering Geology Class 7 MCQ Questions With Answers

  • 1. 
    Which of these is a characteristic of the earth that allows it to support life?

  • The right amount of gravity
  • The right tilt and rotation
  • Plenty of liquid water
  • An atmosphere that protects it
  • All of above

  • 2. 
    Old-earth (or deep-time) geologists believe the earth to be ______________ years old.

  • millions of
  • several thousand
  • billions of
  • hundreds of

  • 3. 
    What is geology?

  • the study of rocks
  • the study of history
  • the study of maps
  • the study of earth

  • 4. 
    What was an evidence for plate tectonics that was claimed by the author of the theory?

  • plate measurements
  • knowledge of the mantle
  • fossils on the coasts
  • the movie Ice Age

  • 5. 
    The lithosphere includes the

  • Crust only
  • Mantle only
  • Crust and part of the mantle
  • None of the above

  • 6. 
    Young-earth geologists believe the earth to be ______________ years old.

  • millions of
  • several thousand
  • billions of
  • hundreds of

  • 7. 
    Uniformitarianism states that the processes that formed the earth are

  • always at the same gradual rate
  • natural
  • always in the same ways
  • All of above

  • 8. 
    Which scientist is credited with the Theory of Plate Tectonics (modern version of the Theory of Continental Drift)?

  • Alfred Wegener
  • Charles Darwin
  • Robert Hooke
  • Charles Lyell

  • 9. 
    Which earth layer is made up of the upper mantle and the crust?

  • core
  • lower mantle
  • asthenosphere
  • lithosphere

  • 10. 
    What percentage of Earth's volume is found in the crust?

  • 22%
  • 1%
  • 84%
  • 15%

  • 11. 
    Marie Tharp is credited with

  • taking sonar measurements of ocean depths.
  • being the first woman scientist
  • translating Isaac Newton's Principia
  • mapping the Atlantic seafloor.

  • 12. 
    This layer of the earth is the thinnest part

  • crust
  • outer core
  • mantle
  • inner core

  • 13. 
    This layer of the earth is the thickest part

  • crust
  • outer core
  • mantle
  • inner core

  • 14. 
    When we study the earth to learn about the past, we are studying

  • historical geology
  • operational geology
  • paleontology
  • archaeology

  • 15. 
    The waves of energy that travel through the earth's layers are

  • scenic waves
  • tidal waves
  • cosmic waves
  • seismic waves

  • 16. 
    The theory of continental drift impacts land because

  • It causes the land to move over time
  • It causes sand and soil from one continent to “drift” into another through trade winds
  • If you stand still long enough you can feel continents drifting beneath you
  • All of the above

  • 17. 
    The one large land mass before it drifted apart was called

  • Panthalassa
  • Terra
  • Pangaea
  • Pandora

  • 18. 
    Which of the following is not a theory of how the earth came to be?

  • Creation
  • Nebular Hypothesis
  • Big Bang Theory
  • Dust Combination Theory

  • 19. 
    Which state of matter is the earth's inner core?

  • plasma
  • liquid
  • solid
  • gas
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