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Test No. 1 for geology, geography and the earth science stud

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The major part of our rubbish is taken to ..................................

a)

landfills

b)

rubbish fields

c)

wastelands

d)

fuel lands

2.

The place in which a plant, animal, bird or fish normally lives is its ............................................. .

a)

food chain

b)

eco-community

c)

habitat

d)

eco-friendly

3.

Which gas is mainly responsible for the green house effect?

a)

CO2

b)

Water vapours

c)

H2

d)

O2

4.

Global warming will cause an increase of ..................................... .

a)

Hurricanes

b)

Heat Waves

c)

Floods

d)

All of them are true

5.

You can .................................... plastic bags again and again until they get holes in them.

a)

Resume

b)

Reuse

c)

Rewaste

d)

Reduce

6.

Which of the following is biodegradable?

a)

Plastic

b)

Glass

c)

Paper

d)

None of them are biodegradable

7.

Which of the following is not a renewable source of energy?

a)

Wind Energy

b)

Nuclear Energy

c)

Sun Energy

d)

All are renewable sources

8.

Gases that stop heat from escaping into space are called ........................................ gases.

a)

green

b)

greenhouse

c)

zero-emission

d)

greenfield

9.

Cutting of trees in a forest is called

a)

Deforestation

b)

Reforestation

c)

Tree fall

d)

None of them

10.

What type of waste is the most harmful for marine life?

a)

plastic

b)

paper

c)

glass

d)

metal

11.

Let's .............................. some of the rubbish.

a)

buy local goods

b)

recycle

c)

not litter

d)

recycling

12.

Which is NOT a fossil fuel?

a)

coal

b)

oil

c)

petrol

d)

wind

13.

This weekend we're taking ........................................ in a clean up campaign.

a)

role

b)

place

c)

position

d)

part

14.

How many years does it take for a plastic bottle to fully decompose?

a)

50

b)

100

c)

1000

d)

500

15.

Which items cannot be recycled?

a)

newspapers

b)

food waste

c)

aluminium cans

d)

plastic bottles

16.

Which is not part of the Three R's of Environment?

a)

Reduce

b)

Reuse

c)

Repair

d)

Recycle

17.

Which items does it take 4000 years to decompose?

a)

glass bottles

b)

aluminium cans

c)

plastic bags

d)

disposable nappies

18.

Bring our own bags, so we can ................................. the use of plastic shopping bags.

a)

reduce

b)

reuse

c)

produce

d)

recycle

19.

a)

Not litter

b)

Is not litter

c)

Have no litter

d)

Do not litter

20.

Toxic gases are

a)

harmful

b)

needed

c)

nothing special

21.

Pollution has a serious ................................... on everyone in one way or another.

a)

end

b)

conclusion

c)

effect

d)

result

22.

Turn off the unused devices to ......................................... .

a)

save money

b)

save you

c)

save water

d)

save energy

23.

Endangered animals

a)

can be hunted freely

b)

are dangerous for humans

c)

are in danger because of human activity

24.

________________________ is a material that is found in nature and that is used by living things.

a)

natural resource

b)

nonrenewable resource

c)

renewable resource

25.

This is an example of reducing:

a)

using a plastic bag twice

b)

riding with a friend to school instead of taking another car

c)

turning off the water while brushing teeth

26.

These are three main types of pollution:

a)

land, water, air

b)

air, gases, water

c)

car, water, land

27.

This is an example of recycling:

a)

dumping paint into a storm drain

b)

throwing a wrapper on the ground

c)

using both sides of your paper instead of one

28.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a renewable resource?

a)

gasoline

b)

water

c)

sun

d)

trees

29.

_________________________ is to use less of something.

a)

reduce

b)

reuse

c)

recycle

d)

pollution

30.

This is an example of reusing:

a)

picking up trash off the ground

b)

riding a bike instead of driving a car

c)

refilling a water bottle instead of taking another one

31.

__________________________ is a resource that, when it is used up, will not exist again during a human lifetime.

a)

nonrenewable resource

b)

renewable resource

c)

natural resource

32.

Which of the following are examples of nonrenewable resources:

a)

air, metals

b)

air, coal

c)

natural gas, soil

33.

_________________________ is any harmful material in the environment.

a)

pollution

b)

global warming

c)

conservation

34.

Deep ocean technology has discovered organisms in hydrothermal vents that do not rely on sunlight to survive. What do these organisms use as their energy source?

a)

electrical charge

b)

hydropower

c)

thermal heat

d)

chemosynthesis

35.

What are areas where freshwater meets saltwater called?

a)

intertidal zones

b)

wetlands

c)

estuaries

d)

coastal byways

36.

What factors affect aquatic ecosystems?

a)

Sun, moon and stars

b)

Nothing

c)

Light, salinity, temperature

d)

Coral reefs, whales

37.

Plankton that uses photosynthesis:

a)

Zooplankton

b)

Phytoplankton

38.

Which factor(s) affect aquatic ecosystems?

a)

flow

b)

depth

c)

nutrients

d)

all affect aquatic ecosystems

39.

Wetlands and estuaries purify water and filter out ________________________ .

a)

pollution

b)

waste products

c)

salt

d)

dead organisms

40.

Why does photosynthesis not occur in the deep ocean?

a)

Sunlight does not penetrate

b)

Low oxygen level

c)

Lack of nutrients

d)

Excess sunlight

41.

Which of the following are producers in the food web?

a)

Squid and Elephant Seal

b)

Phytoplankton and seaweed

c)

Phytoplankton and zooplankton

d)

Seaweed and crabs

42.

What is the main effect of thermal pollution to the oxygen solubility in water bodies?

a)

They increase the solubility of oxygen in water bodies

b)

They reduce the solubility of oxygen in water bodies

c)

They maintain the solubility of oxygen in water bodies

d)

They don't cause any affect in solubility of oxygen to the water bodies

43.

Which one of the following can cause thermal pollution?

a)

Oil spill

b)

Power plants

c)

Death of marine organisms

d)

Residential houses

44.

Which one of the following cause thermal pollution?

a)

More number of trees

b)

Purified water

c)

Release of cold water

d)

Organic manures

45.

How does soil erosion cause thermal pollution?

a)

By avoiding sunlight to fall on the water bodies

b)

By polluting the water bodies

c)

By making natural water bodies to rise beyond their normal level

d)

By making natural water bodies to hold in its normal level

46.

What is called when an industry removes water from a source and then returns the heated water to its source?

a)

Water pollution

b)

Soil pollution

c)

Air pollution

d)

Thermal pollution

47.

What is the advantage of control measures of thermal pollution by passing the heated water?

a)

Water is lost due to evaporation

b)

Water is lost due to leakage

c)

Water is lost due to dilution

d)

Water is lost due to absorption

48.

Which one of the following cause thermal pollution?

a)

More numbers of trees

b)

Purified water

c)

Release of cold water

d)

Organic manures

49.

What forms when two atoms combine?

a)

A nucleus

b)

A neutron

c)

A proton

d)

A molecule

50.

Which of the following cannot be broken down into something simpler?

a)

A Compound

b)

A chemical formula

c)

A mixture

d)

An element

51.

Which two particles make up the nucleus of an atom?

a)

protons and electrons

b)

protons and neutrons

c)

molecules and compounds

d)

neutrons and electrons

52.

What is at the centre of every atom?

a)

A compound

b)

A molecule

c)

A nucleus

d)

An electron

53.

In an atom, what is the number of protons equal to?

a)

The number of electrons

b)

The number of molecules

c)

The number of neutrons

d)

The number of nucleii

54.

What geologic feature/ event you be most likely to find at a divergent boundary?

a)

Earthquakes

b)

Volcanoes

c)

Mountains

d)

Rift Valleys

55.

In which type of boundary do the plates move away from each other?

a)

convergent

b)

transform

c)

divergent

d)

normal

56.

Plates slide past one another at _____________________________ boundaries.

a)

convergent

b)

submergent

c)

transform

d)

divergent

57.

What is a divergent plate boundary?

a)

two plates that are moving apart

b)

two plates that are sliding past each other

c)

two plates that are not moving

d)

two plates that are crashing together

58.

Plates colliding and buckling into another at __________________________ boundaries.

a)

transform

b)

convergent

c)

divergent

59.

Can changes to the Earth's surface affect the ocean floor?

a)

yes

b)

no

60.

What is the top layer of the Earth's surface called?

a)

Crust

b)

Outercore

c)

Innercore

d)

Mantle