WorksheetsGeo
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 50mins
A force call (a) pulled dust and gasses together to form rock. The rock merged to form planets.
Over time, simple single cells (a) into more complex cells, and eventually different types of cells joined, to form the first soft bodied animals.
(a) are big chunk of rock. Comets are rock, ice and frozen gases.
(a) geography is about how we interact with our environment. For example, about how we damage or protect places or create pollution.
Maps represent what the Earth looks like from (a) .
Lines of latitude are drawn (a) the globe.
(a) are used to help locate features on a map
Different (a) on maps are used to show sizes and levels of detail.
The UK consists of four nations, which is England, Scotland, Wales, and (a) .
The west coast of the British Isles usually warmer than the east coast in winter, is influence by the North Atlantic Drift, a (a) .
An (a) is a person who moves here from another country, to live.
(a) is the UK’s capital city, and by far its biggest city.
(a) form when layer of snow build up (over years) and compact to form ice, which eventually starts to flow.
Glaciers on mountain slopes are called (a) glaciers.
As the glaciers flows down the mountain, the front eventually reaches a warmer place, where it melts. So, the transported material is (a) .
A glacier is a system. There is a zone of (a) where snow is added.
A/An (a) is formed when three or more cirques are formed back to back.
(a) are mounds of deposited moraine. They have a steep side and a sloping side.
Any material carried or moved by a glacier is called (a) .
Old tributaries, which would have once fed into the valley are left suspended and are known as (a) .
What does the Big Bang Theory say?
All of the matter in the universe exploded from a tiny, dense point.
Two galaxies collided causing a Big Bang.
The universe was created in its current location.
The universe is collapsing and getting smaller.
Which of the following is evidence of the Big Bang Theory?
The universe is expanding.
The universe is getting smaller.
The universe is not moving.
Cavemen heard a loud bang at the beginning of time.
Human beings evolved during which geologic era?
Cenozoic
Paleozoic
Mesozoic
Precambrian
Large reptiles became abundant during the ________ Era?
Mesozoic
Precambrian
Cenozoic
Paleozoic
Most periods in the geologic time scale are named for _______.
geographic localities
catastrophic events
fossils
Palaeontologists
The smallest planet in our solar system is
Saturn
Mercury
Earth
Jupiter
What happens to a rock when it is weathered?
It is broken into smaller pieces or dissolved.
It changed in to a new substance.
It is moved by air, wind, or smaller.
It is changed into a tree.
Which of the following is NOT an example of physical geography?
Desert
Coastline
Dam
Mountains
Maps are useful as they _______________.
Can be used for planning and decision making
Contain necessary information about a place
Show the physical features of an area
Are representations of an actual place
Which one of the following is the largest map scale?
1:100 000
1:500 000
1:10 000
1:25 000
Height on a map can be shown by_________________.
keys
contours
rulers
Scales
Which one is NOT a type of settlement?
Dispersed
Buildings
Nucleated
Linear
“The bearing of Y from X is 270˚” means the same as
Y is East of X
Y is North of X
Y is West of X
Y is South of X
All of the following statements about the equator is INCORRECT except________.
the equator divides the globe into two hemispheres.
the equator is Prime Meridian.
the equator is longest longitude.
it divides the Asian continent into two halves.
Which nations occupy the island of Great Britain?
England, Scotland, Wales, and Republic of Ireland
England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland
England, Scotland, and Wales
England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland
The British Isles are divided into how many countries?
One, The United Kingdom
One, Republic of Ireland
Two, The United Kingdom and France
Two, The United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland
The weather of British Isle is dictated by factor below, except
Altitude
Equator
Bearing
Prevailing of direction
Which parts of the UK is wettest?
East coast
South coast
West coast
North coast
Which nation in the UK is most crowded?
Wales
England
Republic of Ireland
Scotland
How much of Earth’s surface is covered by glaciers today?
10%
30%
1%
50%
When did the last Ice Age peak?
3.6 million years ago
65 million years ago
21,000 years ago
11,000 years ago
How fast do most glaciers move?
6m/hr
A few centimetres in 1000 years
A few centimetres a day
A few centimetres a year
In what direction does the ice in a glacier flow?
Sideways
Uphill
They are still
Downhill
Which type of glaciers are the largest?
Ice bergs
Ice Sheets
Outlet glaciers
Ice Shelves
What term refers to a type of glacial erosion?
Ablation
Plucking
Calving
Plastic flow
Glaciers that are not confined to valleys and cover less than 50,000 square kilometers are
Non-valley
Valley
Ice sheets
Ice caps
A kind of deposit which forms ridges along it side is regarded as
glacial drift
till
stratified drift
Moraines
Large masses of ice on land that show evidence of movement are called ______.
ice packs
glaciers
icebergs
all of these
The cross-sectional diagram depicts a __________.
roche-moutonnee
drumlin
kame
Esker
The transformation from ice to gaseous water vapor is called _________ .
melting
sublimation
boiling
condensation
