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GENERAL STUDIES REVISION

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A large body of salt water that is smaller than an ocean

a)

gulf

b)

bay

c)

sea

d)

island

2.

A body of freshwater that is completely surrounded by land

a)

sea

b)

lake

c)

bay

d)

gulf

3.

A low area between mountain ranges or hills

a)

plain

b)

delta

c)

valley

d)

penninsula

4.

An area of land that is mostly flat and has few trees

a)

valley

b)

plain

c)

mountain range

d)

penninsula

5.

A portion of land that is nearly surrounded by water and is connected with a larger body of land

a)

cape

b)

penninsula

c)

tributary

d)

lake

6.

A body of land that is surrounded by water

a)

island

b)

peninsula

c)

bay

d)

lake

7.

why do volcanoes erupt

a)

Volcanoes erupt when molten rock called magma rises to the surface.

b)

is feels like

c)

it erupts any time

d)

it is pushed out

8.

why do volcanoes erupt

a)

Volcanoes erupt when molten rock called magma rises to the surface.

b)

is feels like

c)

it erupts any time

d)

it is pushed out

9.

What is the narrow piece of land that connecting 2 land masses called?

a)

valley

b)

island

c)

peninsula

d)

isthmus

10.

What is a man made waterway used for navigation, irrigation and drainage called?

a)

lake

b)

canal

c)

river

d)

ocean

11.

What is a high, flat landform with steep sides called?

a)

hill

b)

mountain

c)

plateau

d)

mesa

12.

What is a large group or chain or islands called?

a)

strait

b)

valley

c)

archipelago

d)

isthmus

13.

What is a narrow body of water connecting 2 larger bodies of water called? (a narrow channel)

a)

bay

b)

channel

c)

isthmus

d)

strait

14.
a)

CONTINENT

b)

VOLCANO

c)

OCEAN

d)

CANAL

15.
a)

WATERFALL

b)

RIVER

c)

CITY

d)

OCEAN

16.
a)

COUNTRY

b)

OCEAN

c)

ARCTIC

d)

DESERT

17.
a)

OCEAN

b)

SEA

c)

MOUNTAIN

d)

RIVER

18.

TSUNAMI

a)

MAN-MADE DISASTER

b)

NATURAL DISASTER

c)

NATURAL AND MAN-MADE

19.

WATER POLUTION

a)

NATURAL DISASTER

b)

MAN-MADE DISASTER

20.

ARE EXAMPLES OF NATURAL DISASTERS:

a)

WATER AND AIR POLLUTION

b)

OIL SPILLS AND WATER CONTAMINATION

c)

VOLCANO ERUPTIONS

d)

SOME ENDANGERED ANIMAL SPECIES

21.

I am strong wind, I start over warm seas and move towards land.

What am I?

a)

volcano

b)

wildfire

c)

earthquake

d)

hurricanes

22.

Look at the picture and choose the correct answer.

a)

tsunami

b)

climate

c)

fire

d)

volcano

23.

Choose the picture that shows a human_made disaster.

a)
b)
c)
d)
24.

Name the Disaster

a)

Thunder Storm

b)

Tornado

c)

Cyclone

d)

Hurricane

e)

Typhoon

25.

Name the Disaster

a)

Drought

b)

Flood

c)

Earthquake

26.

Name the Disaster

a)

landslide

b)

Earthquake

c)

Drought

d)

Flood

27.

______________ occur due to the release of built up pressure inside the Earth’s crust.

a)

floods

b)

drought

c)

tidal waves

d)

Earthquakes

28.

Earthquakes of less than 5 magnitudes are measured on the ____________scale.

a)

Moment

b)

Richter

c)

Motion

d)

Energy

29.

Which of the following causes of global warming can be affected by human behavior?

a)

Volcanic eruptions

b)

Greenhouse gases

c)

Solar activity

d)

Natural fluctuations of the planet

30.

Where does the energy that keeps the surface of the Earth warm come from?

a)

Fossil fuels

b)

The sun

c)

The spin of the Earth

d)

The friction of the Earth's atmosphere

e)

The Moon

31.

What greenhouse gas is released into the atmosphere from gasoline-burning cars?

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Water vapor

c)

Ozone

d)

Oxygen

32.

Which of the following best describes global warming?

a)

The current temperatures on Earth

b)

The weather during the summer

c)

The increase in the average temperatures on Earth

d)

All of the above

33.
The warming of the atmosphere by the trapping of heat being radiated to space is called
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
the greenhouse effect
d)
radiation
34.
Water vapor is a greenhouse gas
a)
True
b)
False
35.

Greenhouse gases are important to our planet's survival because...

a)

They create a natural cooling effect that keeps us from burning up.

b)

They fuel the cars we drive.

c)

They create oxygen which we need to breathe.

d)

They keep our earth warm so we can sustain life.

36.
Burning fossil fuels is one of the main causes for global warming.
a)
True
b)
False
37.
Which of the following are greenhouse gases?
a)
Carbon dioxide
b)
Methane
c)
Nitrous Oxide
d)
All answers are correct
38.

Which of the following could increase the amount of greenhouse gasses in our atmosphere?

a)

Burning fossil fuels

b)

Planting trees

c)

Walking to school and work

d)

Cutting down trees

39.

As greenhouse gasses increase, what happens to Earth's temperature?

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

c)

Stays the Same

d)

No Trend

40.

Which of these is not a cause of global warming?

a)

Burning of fossil fuels

b)

Use of fertilizers with Nitrogen

c)

Increase in livestock farming

d)

Recycling

41.

Why are too many greenhouse gases bad for the environment?

a)

They cause trees to die.

b)

They release heat and will be the cause of the next ice age.

c)

They trap heat in our atmosphere causing the planet to warm up.

d)

They are fossil fuels which pollute our environment.

42.

The layer that protects the earth from the ultraviolet rays of the sun is called ————————

a)

Water vapor

b)

Ozone Layer

c)

Methane

d)

Carbon dioxide

43.
Why does cutting down trees increase global warming?
a)
trees soak up carbon dioxide
b)
trees provide shade which counteracts global warming
c)
trees absorbs the sun's energy without radiating back into the atmosphere
d)
trees drain greenhouse gases like methane from soil
44.
How can global warming cause sea levels to rise? Choose the best answer.
a)
by causing it to rain more often
b)
by melting glaciers and ice caps
c)
by increasing the number of undersea volcanic eruptions
d)
by creating bigger and more powerful hurricanes
45.
I am a rock entering a planet's atmosphere.
a)
meteor
b)
meteorite
c)
asteroid
d)
comet
46.
They are sometimes called shooting stars
a)
interplanetary dust
b)
asteroids
c)
comets
d)
meteors
47.
Sometimes I am called a "dirty snowball". I have a hydrogen cloud, coma, and a nucleus. I am invisible except when near the sun. What am I?
a)
Asteroid
b)
Star
c)
Meteor
d)
Comet
48.
When a meteor hits Earth, what is it called?
a)
meteorite
b)
meteroid
c)
meteor
49.
How does a meteor compare to a meteorite? 
a)
A meteor is moving through Earth's atmosphere and the meteorite actually lands on Earth
b)
A meteorite is moving through the Earth's atmosphere and the meteor actually lands on Earth
c)
Meteors are made up of Carbon and meteorites are made of ice
d)
They are the same thing
50.
Where are asteroids found?
a)
Between Earth and Venus
b)
Between Jupiter and Saturn
c)
Between Saturn and Uranus
d)
Between Mars and Jupiter

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