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Easter 2022 - Year 10 Revision Quiz

Total questions: 130

Worksheet time: 1hrs 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not an effect of global change?

a)

Glaciers and ice caps melting

b)

Low-lying islands under threat

c)

Increased earthquake activity

d)

Sea levels rising

2.

Gasses trapping heat in the Earth's atmosphere is known as what?

(a)  

3.

1.What does the picture represent?

a)

Lines of latitude

b)

Greenhouse effect

c)

Climatic zones

d)

Weather patterns

4.

Which two are likely to result from global warming?

a)

increase in surface temperatures

b)

reduction in greenhouse gases

c)

rise in ocean levels

d)

decrease in air pollution

5.

Where would you find a Hadley cell?

a)

North and south of the equator

b)

In the polar regions

c)

At the outer edge of the atmosphere

d)

North of the equatot

6.

The ocean temperature must be above what for a tropical storm to form?

a)

10 °C

b)

17°C

c)

20 °C

d)

27 °C

7.

How many people where killed due to Typhoon Haiyan when it hit the Philippines in November 2013?

a)

Nobody was killed

b)

500 people

c)

6300 people

d)

15,000 people

8.

Which of these is not a weather hazard usually experienced in the UK?

a)

Thunderstorms

b)

Strong Winds

c)

Hurricanes

d)

Drought

9.

True or False - it is very dry at the equator?

a)

True

b)

False

10.
All air is under pressure but if it is rising then the air is said to be unstable and the pressure is _______
a)
higher
b)
lower
11.
The _________ cells are found between 60 and 700 North and South. These are typically colder and feature denser air. 
a)
Polar Cell
b)
Hadley Cell
c)
Ferrel Cell
12.
The spinning of the earth is called the.....
a)
Polar front
b)
Crylas effect
c)
Trade winds
d)
Coriolis effect
13.

What is a natural hazard?

a)

Burning yourself on the iron at home

b)

A road traffic accident

c)

A natural event which causes a threat to human activity or people

d)

A natural event which involves a human causes hazard

14.

Which of these are natural hazards?

a)

Volcanic Eruptions

b)

Earthquakes

c)

Tsunami

d)

Cave Arches Stacks and Stumps

15.

What is a hazard risk?

a)

Chance or probability of being affected by a natural event.

b)

The risk of falling over

c)

The chances of falling into a volcano

d)

Chance or probability of being affected by a human event.

16.

What is a primary effect of an earthquake?

a)

Forest Fires

b)

Ruptured water pipes

c)

Death and Injuries

d)

Death by diseases

17.

Which of these are secondary effects of an earthquake?

a)

Tsunami

b)

Fires

c)

Ground Shaking

d)

Landslides

18.

Which weather warning means 'danger to life' in the UK?

a)

Green

b)

Yellow

c)

Amber

d)

Red

19.

Select the two effects (or impacts) of flooding?

a)

Rescuing people by boat

b)

Cars stranded on roads

c)

Putting sand bags by the door

d)

Trains cancelled due to damage

20.

Why might extreme weather be getting worse for the UK?

a)

We have a tropical climate

b)

Climate change is bringing higher sea temperatures

c)

We are an island

21.
What is lava?
a)
Landslide of hot gas and rocks
b)
Molten rock that has risen to the Earth's surface 
c)
Molten rock collected in a chamber underneath the volcano
d)
Ash and gasses that explode from the vent
22.
When does magma become lava?
a)
When it collects in the magma chamber
b)
When it flows down the volcano
c)
When it leaves the vent
d)
When it travels through the pipe
23.
What is the point in the Earth's crust where an earthquake begins?
a)
Epicentre
b)
Start Point
c)
Focus
d)
Centre
24.
What is NOT a secondary hazard of an earthquake?
a)
Tsunami
b)
Buildings collapsing
c)
Fire
d)
Food shortages
25.
1.3 Which process occuring at a destructive plate margin is responsible for earthquakes and volcanoes
a)
Friction
b)
Gravity
c)
Subduction
d)
Melting
26.
1.3 Which of the following plate margins does not experience volcanoes?
a)
Conservative
b)
Destructive
c)
Constructive
d)
All of them
27.
What is the thickest layer of the Earth?
a)
the crust
b)
the mantle
c)
the outer core
d)
the inner core
28.
There are how many different types of crust?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
5
d)
3
29.
Tectonic plates are made up of continental crust and ________ crust.
a)
continental
b)
oceanic
c)
plates
d)
mantle
30.

What is a natural disaster?

a)

an extreme event in nature that causes damage to humans

b)

an extreme event in nature that does not cause damage to humans

c)

a hurricane, like Hurricane Katrina, which killed hundreds of thousands of people

d)

a geological event, like an earthquake, which causes harm to people

31.

What type of plate boundary does the diagram illustrate?

a)

Destructive

b)

Constructive

c)

Conservative

d)

Collision

32.

Tectonic plates move because of .........................currents.

a)

convection

b)

conduction

33.

The ......................... is mostly solid rock but some parts are hotter and more fluid.

a)

inner core

b)

mantle

c)

crust

d)

outer core

34.

What layer of the earth is number 3?

a)

inner core

b)

mantle

c)

crust

d)

outer core

35.

When is a natural event a hazard?

a)

When the natural event is very large.

b)

When the natural event impacts on people and human activities.

c)

When the natural event is caused by people and human activities.

d)

All natural events are hazards.

36.

Which of these is not a tectonic hazard?

a)

Volcano

b)

Landslide

c)

Hurricane

d)

Avalanche

37.

Which of these are secondary effects of an earthquake?

a)

Tsunami

b)

Fires

c)

Ground Shaking

d)

Landslides

38.

What is a primary effect of an earthquake?

a)

Forest Fires

b)

Ruptured water pipes

c)

Death and Injuries

d)

Death by diseases

39.

Which of these features is NOT found at a constructive plate margin?

a)

Subduction Zone

b)

Rising Magma

c)

Plates moving apart

d)

Volcanoes

40.

Which one is the odd one out?

a)

Crust

b)

Inner Core

c)

Outer Core

d)

Mantle

e)

Subduction Zone

41.

Which of the following is not an effect of global change?

a)

Glaciers and ice caps melting

b)

Low-lying islands under threat

c)

Increased earthquake activity

d)

Sea levels rising

42.

Which of the following is not a potential natural causes of climate change?

a)

Animal excretions

b)

Changes in Earth's orbit

c)

Variations in heat output from the sun

d)

Volcanic Activity

43.

Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?

a)

Carbon Dioxide

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Methane

d)

Nitrous Oxides

44.

Which of the following would result in methane production?

a)

Car exhausts

b)

Farm livestock

c)

Burning fossil fuels

d)

Agricultural fertilisers

45.

Which fuel is the most polluting?

a)

Coal

b)

Gas

c)

Oil

d)

Biofuel

46.

How many countries signed up to the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement?

a)

100

b)

145

c)

185

d)

195

47.

How can farmers adapt to possible impacts of climate change?

a)

Change to pastoral farming

b)

Change to agri-business

c)

Introduce drought-resistant strains of crops

d)

Use more fertilisers

48.

Which of the following is NOT a human cause of climate change?

a)

Burning fossil fuels

b)

Power stations producing nitrous oxides

c)

Variations in solar energy

d)

Deforestation

49.

Which of these is NOT a natural cause of climate change?

a)

Volcanic activity

b)

Agriculture

c)

Orbital changes

d)

Sunspots

50.

Volcanic activity can have both a warming AND cooling effect on the climate

a)

True

b)

False

51.

A natural function of the Earth's atmosphere is to keep in some of the heat that is lost from the Earth. This is known as the ..................... .............

(a)  

52.

The greenhouse effect is a natural process?

a)

True

b)

False

53.

Which is NOT an example of a greenhouse gas?

a)

Nitrous oxide

b)

Methane

c)

Carbon dioxide

d)

Nitrogen dioxide

54.

Which is the correct definition of mitigation?

a)

Reducing the causes of climate change

b)

Responding to the changes that climate change brings

55.

Which of these is NOT an example of a mitigation strategy?

a)

Carbon capture

b)

International agreements

c)

Managing water supply

d)

Alternative energy production

56.

Which is not a source of renewable energy?

a)

Biomass

b)

Geothermal

c)

Solar

d)

Natural gas

57.

Afforestation will increase carbon dioxide and decrease oxygen levels in the atmosphere.

a)

True

b)

False

58.

Which is the correct definition for adaptation?

a)

Responding to the changes that climate change brings

b)

Reducing the causes of climate change

59.

Which is NOT an example of an adaptation strategy?

a)

Managing water supply

b)

Afforestation

c)

Change in agricultural systems

d)

Reducing risk from rising sea levels

60.

Carbon capture reduces the CO2 emissions from large industrial sources

a)

True

b)

False

61.

Which layer of Earth is described in the statement below?


The outer layer of Earth which is approximately 0-60km thick. It is the layer upon which we live.

a)

Mantle

b)

Inner core

c)

Crust

d)

Outer core

62.

What causes the tectonic plates to move?

a)

Convection currents

b)

Friction

c)

Gravity

d)

Tension

63.

True or false?

Volcanoes do not occur at conservative plate boundaries.

a)

True

b)

False

64.

What type of plate boundary is shown in the image?

a)

Conservative

b)

Divergent

c)

Convergent

65.

Select all of the secondary effects from the list below.

a)

Looting

b)

Buildings collapse

c)

Railway lines and roads destroyed

d)

Disease spreading

66.

What is the definition of magnitude?

a)

Steal goods from a place

b)

How powerful an earthquake is

c)

A disease that spreads through contaminated water

d)

How successful something is

67.

What is a long term response?

4 lines
68.

Name one short-term response to either Chile 2010 or Nepal earthquake.

4 lines
69.

Explain one reason why people live in hazard-prone areas.

4 lines
70.

How can countries reduce the impacts of volcanoes and earthquakes?

a)

Prediction

b)

Planning

c)

Monitoring

d)

Protection

71.
What is lava?
a)
Landslide of hot gas and rocks
b)
Molten rock that has risen to the Earth's surface 
c)
Molten rock collected in a chamber underneath the volcano
d)
Ash and gasses that explode from the vent
72.
When does magma become lava?
a)
When it collects in the magma chamber
b)
When it flows down the volcano
c)
When it leaves the vent
d)
When it travels through the pipe
73.
What is the point in the Earth's crust where an earthquake begins?
a)
Epicentre
b)
Start Point
c)
Focus
d)
Centre
74.
What is NOT a secondary hazard of an earthquake?
a)
Tsunami
b)
Buildings collapsing
c)
Fire
d)
Food shortages
75.
What is the thickest layer of the Earth?
a)
the crust
b)
the mantle
c)
the outer core
d)
the inner core
76.
There are how many different types of crust?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
5
d)
3
77.
1.3 Which of the following plate margins does not experience volcanoes?
a)
Conservative
b)
Destructive
c)
Constructive
d)
All of them
78.
1.3 Which process occuring at a destructive plate margin is responsible for earthquakes and volcanoes
a)
Friction
b)
Gravity
c)
Subduction
d)
Melting
79.

Tectonic plates move because of .........................currents.

a)

convection

b)

conduction

80.

Explain one factor that increases hazard risk.

4 lines
81.

What evidence is there of climate change? Select the correct answers.

a)

Rising sea levels.

b)

Glacial retreat.

c)

Falling global temperatures.

d)

Decreasing snow and ice cover.

82.

How do scientist know what the climate was like in the past? Select all the correct answers.

a)

They monitor ice cores.

b)

They monitor ocean sediments.

c)

The observe / research paintings and diaries from the past.

d)

They monitor current weather.

83.

Which of the following are natural cause of climate change?

a)

Changes in solar output.

b)

Increasing use of transport such are cars, ships and planes.

c)

Increasing energy consumption from fossil fuels.

d)

Volcanic activity.

84.

One of the natural causes that leads to climate change is orbital changes, but roughly how long does it take the Earth's orbit to change from a circular path to an elliptical path?

a)

100 years

b)

10,000 years

c)

100,000 years

d)

1 million years

85.

Identify 3 current causes of climate change.

a)

Orbital changes

b)

Changes in solar output

c)

Increased cattle

d)

Burning of fossil fuels

e)

Deforestation

86.

Select the sources of methane.

a)

Cattle

b)

Landfilling of organic material

c)

Burning fossil fuels

d)

Growing of rice

87.

What is the greenhouse effect?

a)

The loss of heat in the atmosphere caused by the build-up of greenhouse gases.

b)

The retention of heat in the atmosphere caused by the build-up of greenhouse gases.

c)

The reflection of the suns radiation caused by the build-up of greenhouse gases.

88.

How will the UK be affected by climate change?

a)

Flooding due to rising sea levels.

b)

Flooding due to increased intense rainfall events.

c)

Increased heatwaves.

d)

Melting glaciers.

e)

Loss of tropical rainforests.

89.

Which of the following is NOT a human cause of climate change?

a)

Burning fossil fuels

b)

Power stations producing nitrous oxides

c)

Variations in solar energy

d)

Deforestation

90.

Which of these is NOT a natural cause of climate change?

a)

Volcanic activity

b)

Agriculture

c)

Orbital changes

d)

Sunspots

91.

A natural function of the Earth's atmosphere is to keep in some of the heat that is lost from the Earth. This is known as the ..................... .............

(a)  

92.

The greenhouse effect is a natural process?

a)

True

b)

False

93.

Which is NOT an example of a greenhouse gas?

a)

Nitrous oxide

b)

Methane

c)

Carbon dioxide

d)

Nitrogen dioxide

94.

which conditions affect climate?

a)

population

b)

temperature

c)

rainfall

d)

wind patterns

95.

which of these is NOT an impact of climate change?

a)

rising global temperatures

b)

over population

c)

rising sea levels

d)

stronger hurricanes

96.

Weather is

a)

Day to day changes in the atmosphere

b)

Average weather patterns

c)

Warming of the Earth

d)

Methane and gases

97.

The greenhouse effect 

a)

change in climate

b)

is a natural process that warms the Earth's surface.

c)

cooling of the Earth

d)

short term weather patterns

98.

When the ice caps melt. What will happen after?

a)

a decrease in the sea level

b)

nothing changes

c)

an increase in the sea level

d)

water evaporates

99.

Climate is

a)

Day to day changes in atmosphere

b)

Long term weather patterns

c)

gases in atmosphere

d)

clouds

100.
Which of the following is contributing to an increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
a)
deforestation
b)
use of renewable energy
c)
oceans
d)
all of the above
101.

Tectonic plates move because of .........................currents.

a)

convection

b)

conduction

102.
1.3 Which process occuring at a destructive plate margin is responsible for earthquakes and volcanoes
a)
Friction
b)
Gravity
c)
Subduction
d)
Melting
103.
1.3 Which of the following plate margins does not experience volcanoes?
a)
Conservative
b)
Destructive
c)
Constructive
d)
All of them
104.
What is NOT a secondary hazard of an earthquake?
a)
Tsunami
b)
Buildings collapsing
c)
Fire
d)
Food shortages
105.
What is the point in the Earth's crust where an earthquake begins?
a)
Epicentre
b)
Start Point
c)
Focus
d)
Centre
106.

Explain one reason why people live in hazard-prone areas.

4 lines
107.

Select all of the secondary effects from the list below.

a)

Looting

b)

Buildings collapse

c)

Railway lines and roads destroyed

d)

Disease spreading

108.

Which layer of Earth is described in the statement below?


The outer layer of Earth which is approximately 0-60km thick. It is the layer upon which we live.

a)

Mantle

b)

Inner core

c)

Crust

d)

Outer core

109.

Explain one factor that increases hazard risk.

4 lines
110.

What is a long term response?

4 lines
111.

What is the feature marked with a red arrow?

a)

The eye

b)

Thunderhead

c)

Storm surge

d)

Heavy rainfall

112.

True or false: tropical storms form over cool water

a)

True

b)

False

113.
All air is under pressure but if it is rising then the air is said to be unstable and the pressure is _______
a)
higher
b)
lower
114.
The _____________ is the largest cell and extends from the equator to between 30 and 400 North and South.
a)
Hadley Cell
b)
Polar Cell
c)
Ferrel Cell
115.
The spinning of the earth is called the.....
a)
Polar front
b)
Crylas effect
c)
Trade winds
d)
Coriolis effect
116.
Trade winds.....
a)
blow at the surface from the sub-tropical high pressure areas towards the equator.
b)
blow at the hadley cell from the sub-tropical high pressure areas towards the tropic of cancer.
c)
blow at the surface from the sub-tropical high pressure areas away from the equator.
117.
10. What is the strongest category of hurricane?
a)
Category 5
b)
Category 10
c)
Category 1
118.
The _________ cells are found between 60 and 700 North and South. These are typically colder and feature denser air. 
a)
Polar Cell
b)
Hadley Cell
c)
Ferrel Cell
119.
A hurricane rotates _____.
a)
Clockwise
b)
Counterclockwise 
120.
In the Coriolis effect, the direction of the winds are deflected to...
a)
the left in the northern hemisphere and the right in the southern hemisphere
b)
the right in the northern hemisphere and the left in the southern hemisphere
121.

What is a tropical storm?

a)

An intense high pressure weather system with heavy rain and strong, spiralling winds.

b)

An intense low pressure weather system with heavy rain and strong, spiralling winds.

c)

An intense high pressure weather system with heavy rain and strong trade winds.

d)

An intense low pressure weather system with heavy rain and strong trade winds.

122.

What latitudes do most tropical storms develop between?

a)

Between 0° and 30° North and South

b)

Between 25° and 45° North and South

c)

Between 5° and 30° North and South

d)

Only at 0°

123.

What is low pressure?

a)

Falling air that causes stable atmospheric conditions. (Clear skies, few clouds, gentle winds, sun)

b)

Rising air that causes unstable atmospheric conditions. (Cumulonimbus clouds, strong winds and rainfall)

c)

Rising air that causes stable atmospheric conditions. (Clear skies, few clouds, gentle winds, sun)

d)

Falling air that causes unstable atmospheric conditions. (Cumulonimbus clouds, strong winds and rainfall)

124.

True or False - For a tropical storm to develop the sea temperature needs to be 27°C or higher.

a)

True

b)

False

125.

Name the feature found at X.

(a)  

126.

Name the feature found at Y.

(a)  

127.

What happens to tropical storms as they travel over land?

a)

Tropical storms gain energy as they travel over land due to the heat from the land.

b)

Tropical storms lose energy as they travel over land because trade winds increase.

c)

Tropical storms lose energy as they travel over land because their warm water supply is cut off.

d)

Tropical storms lose energy because a high pressure system comes into force.

128.

Which of the following is not a risk posed to human settlements by tropical storms.

a)

Flooding of coastlines

b)

Earthquakes

c)

Destruction of buildings

129.

Which of the following would be classed as an immediate response?

a)
b)
c)
d)
130.

What social reasons make some places more vulnerable to tropical storms than others?

a)

Poor quality infrastructure

b)

Poor healthcare

c)

No flood defences

d)

Access to education

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