WorksheetsPaper 1: The Physical Environment Revision Quiz
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which one of these is a Sedimentary rock?
a)
Obsidian
b)
Sandstone
c)
Marble
d)
Granite
2.
Obsidian is a ............... rock.
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Igneous
3.
Igneous rocks are formed by
a)
Extreme heat and pressure of sedimentary rocks
b)
The compaction of sediment settling at the bottom of the ocean
c)
Cooling Lava
4.
Which of these are characteristics of Sedimentary rocks?
a)
Particles
b)
Crystals
c)
Bubbles
d)
Fossils
e)
Layers
5.
Identify the coastal land form in the picture below.
a)
Spit
b)
Cave
c)
Arch
d)
Stack
e)
Beach
6.
What process is responsible for creating this land form?
a)
Erosion
b)
Transport
c)
Deposition
7.
What river land form can you see in the picture?
a)
Waterfall
b)
Levee
c)
V shaped Valley
d)
Meander
8.
What process is responsible for creating this land form?
a)
Erosion
b)
Transport
c)
Deposition
9.
Name the depositional land form in this picture.
a)
Levee
b)
Slip off slope
c)
Waterfall
10.
What type of land form is this?
a)
Tor
b)
Limestone pavement
c)
Cliff
11.
The worlds climate zones are determined by:
a)
Longditude
b)
Latitude
12.
Use the image to identify the other factor effecting the distribution of world climate zones.
a)
Longitude
b)
Location
c)
Atmospheric Circualtion
13.
Which of these are natural causes of climate change?
a)
Volcanic Activity
b)
Burning Fossil Fuels
c)
Agriculture
d)
Milankovitch Cycles
e)
Solar Activity/Solar Flares
14.
Which of these are human causes of climate change?
a)
Volcanic Activity
b)
Burning Fossil Fuels
c)
Agriculture
d)
Milankovitch Cycles
e)
Solar Activity/Solar Flares
15.
What can we use as evidence of past climate change
a)
Ice Core Samples
b)
Pollen Records
c)
Tree Rings
d)
Historical documents/records
e)
Leaves
16.
Droughts are caused by
a)
An area receiving less than average levels of precipitation over a period of time.
b)
Extreme Levels of rainfall in a short space of time.
17.
Ethiopia is a country that has experience drought. How developed is Ethiopia?
a)
Developing
b)
Emerging
c)
Developed
18.
California in the USA is an area that has experience drought. How developed is the USA?
a)
Developing
b)
Emerging
c)
Developed
19.
Hurricanes form over...
a)
Oceans of less than 26C
b)
Oceans of less than 10C
c)
Land of more than 26C
d)
Oceans of 26C or more
e)
Land of more than 10C
20.
Typhoon Haiyan destroyed homes and businesses in ...
a)
The USA
b)
Austaralia
c)
The Philippines
d)
Malaysia
21.
Hurricane Sandy destroyed homes and businesses in ...
a)
The USA
b)
Austaralia
c)
The Philippines
d)
Malaysia
22.
Which of these are greenhouse gases?
a)
Carbon Dioxide
b)
Methane
c)
Water vapour
d)
Nitrous Oxide
e)
Oxygen
23.
Biodiversity is
a)
The variety of different plant and animal species found in an ecosystem/biome
b)
How few plant and animal species there are in an ecosystem/biome
c)
An urban dance group that once won Britain's got talent
24.
The Ecosystem/Biome with the highest biodiversity is
a)
Desert
b)
Arctic
c)
Deciduous Forest
d)
Tropical rainforets
e)
Tundra
25.
Which of these are goods provided by the tropical rain forest?
a)
Animal Habbitats
b)
Cocoa Beans
c)
Ingredients for medicine
d)
Hard woods like Mahogany
e)
They are carbon sinks
26.
Deforestation is the cutting down of trees on a large scale. Looking at the graph below what is the main cause of deforestation in the Amazon rain forest?
a)
Agriculture
b)
Building Roads
c)
Logging
d)
Mining
27.
Sustainable Management is
a)
Meeting the needs of tomorrow without preventing us from meeting the needs of today.
b)
Meeting the needs of today with out jeopardising the ability of future generations to met theirs.
c)
Management that lasts along time.
28.
Trees have adapted to conditions in the tropical rain forest by developing:
a)
Growing tall to reach the sunlight
b)
Losing thier leaves in winter
c)
Having large buttress roots to support them in thin soils
d)
Having drip tips to allow water to reach the forest floor
e)
Hibernating
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