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General Studies CAT Revision Quiz

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins

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1.

When gas, ash, and hot melted rock from the Earth's mantle come out through an opening in the crust, this is called...

a)

a volcanic eruption

b)

a tectonic explosion

c)

a volcanic quake

d)

a tsunami

2.

What is the Pacific Ring of Fire?

a)

An area around the Pacific Ocean where there are many volcanoes and earthquakes

b)

A group of islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean where there are many fires

c)

A deep volcanic trench in the middle of the Pacific Ocean

3.

What percent of the world's active volcanoes are found in the Pacific Ring of Fire?

a)

75%

b)

100%

c)

50%

d)

25%

4.

Plate boundaries where tectonic plates crash into each other are called:

a)

Divergent Boundaries

b)

Convergent Boundaries

c)

Transform Boundaries

d)

Hot Spots

5.

What happens at CONVERGENT boundaries? Select all the true statements.

a)

heavier plates slip under lighter plates

b)

the rock on the bottom melts into magma

c)

the magma erupts into volcanoes

d)

the two plates get stuck as the slip past each other

6.

Boundaries where tectonic plates pull apart from each other are called...

a)

Divergent Boundaries

b)

Convergent Boundaries

c)

Transform Boundaries

d)

Hot Spots

7.

What happens and DIVERGENT boundaries? Select all true statements.

a)

plates pull away from each other

b)

magma come up from the mantle to fill the space

c)

ocean water cools the magma and new crust is formed

d)

a heavier plate slides under a lighter plate

8.

Boundaries where tectonic plates slide past each other and cause earthquakes are called...

a)

Divergent Boundaries

b)

Convergent Boundaries

c)

Transform Boundaries

d)

Hot Spots

9.

Areas where the mantle is especially hot and rising melted rock break through cracks in the crust are called...

a)

Divergent Boundaries

b)

Convergent Boundaries

c)

Hot Spots

d)

Transform Boundaries

10.

Volcanic islands in the middle of a tectonic plate, like the Hawaiian islands on the Pacific plate, are likely examples of...

a)

Convergent Boundaries

b)

Divergent Boundaries

c)

Transform Boundaries

d)

Hot Spots

11.

Which famous volcano is NOT part of the Pacific Ring of Fire?

a)

Krakatoa, in Indonesia

b)

Mount Fuji, in Japan

c)

Mount Saint Helens, in USA

d)

Pompeii, in Italy

12.

The study of places and the relationship between people and the environment.

(a)  

13.

Physical features

a)

land forms, climate, soil, and natural vegetation

b)

locations like cities and states

14.

A natural stream of water that empties into another body of water.

a)

river

b)

ocean

c)

lake

15.

A large body of water that is surrounded by land.

(a)  

16.

A large area of water between continents.

a)

ocean

b)

river

c)

lake

17.

A series of more or less connected mountains ranged in a line.

(a)  

18.

What are Landforms

a)

land that is completely surrounded by water

b)

masses of land, such as continents, islands, and peninsulas

c)

a body of fresh water surrounded by land

d)

land that is moslty flat with a few trees

19.

What is a Lake

a)

a body of fresh water surrounded by land

b)

sometimes part of a sea or an ocean that cuts into a mass of land

c)

a piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides

d)

has a source where it begins and a mouth where it empties into a larger body of water

20.

What are Plains

a)

have steep sides and rise at least 2,000 feet above sea level

b)

land that is mostly flat with few trees

c)

the low area between ranges of mountains or hills

d)

an extension of land jutting out into the water that is smaller or thinner than a peninsula

21.

What is a peninsula

a)

a piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides

b)

land that is completely surrounded by water

c)

a body of fresh water surrounded by land

d)

a row of connected mountains

22.

What is a Sea

a)

a body of saltwater that is smaller than an ocean

b)

the low area between ranges of mountains or hills

c)

an extension of land jutting out into the water that is smaller or thinner than a peninsula

d)

land that is mostly flat with few trees

23.

What are Mountains

a)

land that is completely surrounded by water

b)

a smaller stream that feeds into a river

c)

have steep sides and rise at least 2,000 feet above sea level

d)

similar to a gulf, but usually smaller and has a wide opening into the sea

24.

What is a Valley

a)

the low area between ranges of mountains or hills

b)

formed when soil is deposited at the mouth of a river

c)

a body of saltwater that is smaller than an ocean

d)

sometimes part of a sea or an ocean that cuts into a mass of land

25.

What is a Bay

a)

a row of connected mountains

b)

a piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides

c)

similar to a gulf, but usually smaller and has a wide opening into the sea

d)

have steep sides and rise at least 2,000 feet above sea level

26.

What is a Delta

a)

masses of land, such as continents, islands, and peninsulas

b)

formed when soil is deposited at the mouth of a river

c)

land that is mostly flat with few trees

d)

sometimes part of a sea or an ocean that cuts into a mass of land

27.

What is an Island

a)

sometimes part of a sea or an ocean that cuts into a mass of land

b)

similar to a gulf, but usually smaller and has a wide opening into the sea

c)

land that is mostly flat with few trees

d)

land that is completely surrounded by water

28.

Which Natural Disaster is this?

a)

Volcanic eruption

b)

Landslide eruption

c)

Tornado

29.

Which picture better relates to "Tsunami"?

a)
b)
c)
d)
30.

Which Natural Disaster caused this?

a)

Flood

b)

Earthquake

c)

Volcanic Eruption

31.

Which picture better relates to "Landslide"?

a)
b)
c)
d)
32.

Which Natural Disaster is this?

a)

Flood

b)

Earthquake

c)

Landslide

33.

Which picture better relates to "Hurricane"?

a)
b)
c)
d)
34.

Which picture better relates to "Forest Fire"?

a)
b)
c)
d)
35.

Which Natural Disaster could have caused this?

a)

A landslide.

b)

An avalanche.

c)

A volcanic eruption.

d)

A flood.

36.

BONUS: What does "Tsunami" mean in English?

(a)  

37.

MAN-MADE DISASTERS ARE CAUSED BY...

a)

NATURE

b)

HUMAN BEINGS

c)

ANIMALS

d)

NATURE AND HUMAN BEINGS

38.

Natural disasters are catastrophic events with atmospheric, geological, and hydrological origins (e.g., droughts, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, landslides) that can cause fatalities, property damage and social environmental disruption.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

39.

WATER POLUTION

a)

NATURAL DISASTER

b)

MAN-MADE DISASTER

40.

WATER POLLUTION IS THE CONTAMINATION...

a)

OF SOIL

b)

OF FOOD

c)

OF WATER BODIES

d)

OF AIR

41.

CHEMICALS AND PESTICIDES ARE USED TO PROTECT CROPS, BUT THEY AFFECT NATURE NEGATIVELY.

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

42.

SEWAGE DISCHARGE

a)

NATURAL DISASTER

b)

MAN-MADE DISASTER

c)

MAN-MADE AND NATURAL DISASTER

43.

IF UNTREATED SEWAGE FLOWS INTO RIVERS AND SEAS, IT CONTAMINATES AQUATIC ANIMALS AND HABITATS.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

44.

ARE EXAMPLES OF NATURAL DISASTERS:

a)

WATER AND AIR POLLUTION

b)

OIL SPILLS AND WATER CONTAMINATION

c)

VOLCANO ERUPTIONS

d)

SOME ENDANGERED ANIMAL SPECIES

45.

ARE EXAMPLES OF MAN-MADE DISASTERS

a)

EARTHQUAKES AND TSUNAMIS

b)

VOLCANO ERUPTIONS

c)

STORMS AND TROPICAL CYCLONES

d)

SOME ENDENGERED ANIMAL SPECIES

46.

Examples are collapse of houses from landslides, typhoons, hurricanes, tornadoes, tsunamis, earthquake and volcanic eruption.

a)

Natural disaster

b)

Man-made disaster

47.

Examples are bomb explosions, chemical spills, oil spills, and war.

a)

Natural disaster

b)

Man-made disaster

48.

Buildings and homes that are considered affected by disasters are those that have been damaged structurally or architecturally, have collapsed, or have been leveled to the ground and even buried, rendering them inhabitable. Which of the following affected components is stated in the situation?

a)

People and Economy

b)

Buildings and Infrastructures

49.

Where is the Ring of Fire located?

a)

Atlantic Plate

b)

Pacific Plate

c)

Japanese Plate

d)

North American Plate

50.

What percentage of Earth's volcanoes are found in the Ring of Fire?

a)

10%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

51.

What is the most dangerous geological hazard common around the Ring of Fire?

a)

Earthquakes

b)

Mudslides

c)

Volcanic Eruptions

d)

Tsunamis

52.

What is the ring of fire?

a)

The section of the volcano which the most activity takes place in

b)

A section along the pacific ocean where a hot spot of volcanoes are located.

c)

The most deadly volcano in the world

53.

Which continents does the ring of fire span across?

a)

Africa, Europe, North america, South America.

b)

Africa, Asia, Europe

c)

North America, South America, Australasia, Asia.

54.

What is subduction?

a)

When the ocean creates tsunamis

b)

Tectonic plates rising

c)

The formation of rocks in the ocean

d)

When one tectonic plate sinks below another due to gravity in the mantle

55.

What are tectonic plates?

a)

Pieces of earth's crust

b)

The rocky core of the earth

c)

The new biome in 1.14

d)

The base of the volcano

56.
Can volcanic eruptions effect the temperature of the ocean?
a)
yes 
b)
no
57.
What causes an earthquake?
a)
Hitting the ground
b)
Tectonic Plates sliding, bumping, and hitting each other 
c)
Plates hitting each other, and sliding under each other 
58.
What are volcanoes? 
a)
rock
b)
A magma infused mountain 
c)
A large mountain consisting of magma, rock, and more
59.
Volcanoes that have recently erupted are known as:
a)
Extinct Volcano
b)
Dormant Volcano
c)
Active Volcano
d)
What's a volcano?
60.
volcano that has erupted in the last 2000 years but not recently is known as....
a)
Dormant
b)
Active
c)
Extinct
d)
Angry
61.
Volcanoes that have not erupted for at least 10,000 years are described as...
a)
Sleeping
b)
Dormant
c)
Active
d)
Extinct
62.
A subduction zone is...
a)
plates pull apart.
b)
the continental plate slides under the oceanic plate.
c)
where the oceanic plate slides under the continental plate.
d)
plates slap each other a high five.
63.
What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?
a)
Tectonic plates
b)
Puzzles
c)
Earthquakes
64.
What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?
a)
Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Crust