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General Studies Exam Revision Quiz

Total questions: 129

Worksheet time: 2hrs 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Large stream of fresh water that flows across the land

a)

Ocean

b)

Sea

c)

River

d)

Lake

2.

An opening in the earth, through which lava, rock, and gases are forced out

a)

Peninsula

b)

Volcano

c)

Mesa

d)

Canyon

3.

Large area of flat or gently rolling low land

a)

Plain

b)

Peninsula

c)

Plateau

d)

Isthmus

4.

large ice mass that moves slowly down a mountain or across land

a)

Strait

b)

Island

c)

Sea

d)

Glacier

5.

a triangular opening to a river.

a)

Archipelago

b)

Delta

c)

Gulf

d)

Mountain

6.

a vast, frozen, barren wasteland with little to no vegetation

a)

Tundra

b)

Plateau

c)

Desert

d)

Mesa

7.

Low land between hills and mountains, usually made by erosion

a)

Gulf

b)

Peninsula

c)

Canyon

d)

Desert

8.

Land that has water on all sides

a)

Mountains

b)

Ithmus

c)

Strait

d)

Islands

9.

body of saltwater; larger than a sea; not separated by land

a)

Ocean

b)

Sea

c)

River

d)

Lake

10.

a narrow body of water that separates two strips of land.

a)

Mountain

b)

Isthmus

c)

Strait

d)

Islands

11.

small body of freshwater surrounded by land on all side

a)

Ocean

b)

Sea

c)

River

d)

Lake

12.

A collection of islands usually found in the Pacific Ocean

a)

Archipelago

b)

Delta

c)

Gulf

d)

Mountain

13.

a vast, dry wasteland with virtually no trees and less than 10-inches of rainfall per year

a)

Gulf

b)

Peninsula

c)

Canyon

d)

Desert

14.

body of saltwater smaller than an ocean

a)

Ocean

b)

Sea

c)

River

d)

Lake

15.

a narrow strip of land that separates two bodies of water

a)

Mountains

b)

Isthmus

c)

Strait

d)

Islands

16.

area of land surrounded by water on all but one side

a)

Plains

b)

Peninsulas

c)

Plateaus

d)

Isthmus

17.

area of flat raised land; makes up most of Africa's continent

a)

Plains

b)

Peninsula

c)

Plateau

d)

Isthmus

18.
What is the landform? 
a)
Ocean
b)
Valley
c)
Mountain
d)
River
19.
What is the landform?
a)
Ocean
b)
Mountain
c)
Valley
d)
Plain
20.
What is the landform?
a)
Ocean
b)
Mountain
c)
Valley
d)
Plain
21.

What are Natural Disasters?

a)

They are Disasters caused by nature

b)

Natural disasters are natural events that cause harm to humanity.

c)

They are disasters caused by Human

d)

None of the above

22.

What are Man-Made Disasters?

a)

Disasters caused by Humans

b)

Disasters caused b Nature

c)

None of the above

23.

What is an Earthquake?

a)

It is an natural disaster caused by moving of the tectonic plates under the earth's surface.

b)

It is an man-made disaster caused by moving of the tectonic plates under the earth's surface.

c)

It is an natural disaster caused by heavy rains.

d)

None of the above

24.

Name the Disaster

a)

Avalanche

b)

Flood

c)

Thunderstorm

d)

Blizzard

25.

Wildfire is a natural or a man-made disaster?

a)

Natural

b)

Man-made

c)

Both Man-Made and Natural

d)

Wildfire is not considered as a disaster.

26.

Tsunami is a _________ word meaning 'Harbour Wave'

a)

Latin

b)

Japenese

c)

Arabic

d)

English

27.

Name the Disaster

a)

Snow Storm

b)

Blizzard

c)

Flood

d)

None of the above

28.

Which of these are natural disasters?

a)

Cyclone

b)

War

c)

Global Warming

d)

Volcanic Eruption

29.

Name the Disaster

a)

Thunder Storm

b)

Tornado

c)

Cyclone

d)

Hurricane

e)

Typhoon

30.

Name the Disaster

a)

Drought

b)

Flood

c)

Earthquake

31.

Name the Disaster

a)

landslide

b)

Earthquake

c)

Drought

d)

Flood

32.

What do you think will happen if Man-Made Disasters keep continuing?

a)

Soon Humanity and other living beings will be at the verge of extinction.

b)

It will not cause any Harm

c)

It will harm us

d)

We will be extinct tomorrow.

33.

MAN-MADE DISASTERS ARE CAUSED BY...

a)

NATURE

b)

HUMAN BEINGS

c)

ANIMALS

d)

NATURE AND HUMAN BEINGS

34.

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

35.

TSUNAMI

a)

MAN-MADE DISASTER

b)

NATURAL DISASTER

c)

NATURAL AND MAN-MADE

36.

WATER POLUTION

a)

NATURAL DISASTER

b)

MAN-MADE DISASTER

37.

WATER POLLUTION IS THE CONTAMINATION...

a)

OF SOIL

b)

OF FOOD

c)

OF WATER BODIES

d)

OF AIR

38.

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

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

39.

SEWAGE DISCHARGE

a)

NATURAL DISASTER

b)

MAN-MADE DISASTER

c)

MAN-MADE AND NATURAL DISASTER

40.

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

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

41.

ARE EXAMPLES OF NATURAL DISASTERS:

a)

WATER AND AIR POLLUTION

b)

OIL SPILLS AND WATER CONTAMINATION

c)

VOLCANO ERUPTIONS

d)

SOME ENDANGERED ANIMAL SPECIES

42.

ARE EXAMPLES OF MAN-MADE DISASTERS

a)

EARTHQUAKES AND TSUNAMIS

b)

VOLCANO ERUPTIONS

c)

STORMS AND TROPICAL CYCLONES

d)

SOME ENDENGERED ANIMAL SPECIES

43.

Where is the Ring of Fire located?

a)

Atlantic Plate

b)

Pacific Plate

c)

Japanese Plate

d)

North American Plate

44.

What geologic hazards are caused by Ring of Fire volcanic eruptions? (Select all that apply)

a)

Earthquakes

b)

Volcanic Eruptions

c)

Mudslides

d)

Tsunamis

45.

What s driving the movement of the tectonic plates?

a)

Gravity

b)

Tides caused by lunar activity

c)

Convection currents deep in the mantle

d)

A giant turtle

46.

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

a)

10%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

47.

What percentage of all earthquakes occur around the Ring of Fire?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

90%

48.

What percentage of all earthquakes occur around the Ring of Fire?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

90%

49.

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

a)

Earthquakes

b)

Mudslides

c)

Volcanic Eruptions

d)

Tsunamis

50.

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

51.

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.

52.

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

53.

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

54.
What type of volcano is built almost entirely from ejected lava fragments?
a)
cinder cone
b)
composite cone
c)
shield volcano
d)
pahoehoe volcano
55.
Can volcanic eruptions effect the temperature of the ocean?
a)
yes 
b)
no
56.
__________ volcanoes are usually steep sided. They are formed from layers of ash and lava.
a)
Shield
b)
Cone
c)
Dormant
d)
Extinct
57.
This is Sunset Crater, located in Arizona. This volcano is an example of a ___________
a)
Shield volcano
b)
Stratovolcano
c)
Cone volcano 
d)
Volcano
58.
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 
59.
What are volcanoes? 
a)
rock
b)
A magma infused mountain 
c)
A large mountain consisting of magma, rock, and more
60.
Volcanoes that have recently erupted are known as:
a)
Extinct Volcano
b)
Dormant Volcano
c)
Active Volcano
d)
What's a volcano?
61.
A volcano that has erupted in the last 2000 years but not recently is known as....
a)
Dormant
b)
Active
c)
Extinct
d)
Angry
62.
Volcanoes that have not erupted for at least 10,000 years are described as...
a)
Sleeping
b)
Dormant
c)
Active
d)
Extinct
63.
This plate is involved in all of the Ring of Fire Volcanoes.
a)
The Nazca Plate
b)
The North American Plate
c)
The Pacific Plate
d)
The Indian Plate
64.
Ring of Fire Volcanoes have...
a)
Blocky lava
b)
Sea water trapped inside
c)
Huge, violent eruptions
d)
All of the above
65.
The cracks in Earth's crust are called ___________.
a)
tectonic plates
b)
faults
c)
magma
d)
lava
66.
What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?
a)
Tectonic plates
b)
Puzzles
c)
Earthquakes
67.
What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?
a)
Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Crust
68.
What is the vocabulary word for the movement on the surface of the Earth resulting from underground movement between two plates?
a)
An Earthquake
b)
Shaking Earth
c)
Volcano
69.
________________ measures the strength of an earthquake on a scale of 1-10.
a)
Seismometer
b)
Richter Scale
c)
Magnitude
d)
Seismology
70.
Lava that is still deep inside the earth is called ____________________________.
a)
lava
b)
magma
c)
volcano
d)
earthquake
71.
The arrow is pointing to...
a)
an ash cloud
b)
lava
c)
magma
d)
a vent
72.
This word describes the size of the earthquake:
a)
seismograph
b)
magnitude
c)
focus
d)
epicenter
73.
This city was destroyed in 79 A.D. by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius.
a)
Rome
b)
Munich
c)
Pompeii
d)
Naples
74.
All volcanoes erupt in the same way. 
a)
False
b)
True
75.
What is Magma when it reaches the surface of Earth?
a)
Lava
b)
Mafic Magma
c)
Felsic Magma
d)
None of these
76.
Dormant volcanoes might erupt in the future.
a)
True
b)
False
77.
According to the text, which natural force is more powerful?
a)
Tornado
b)
Earthquake
c)
Volcano
d)
Hurricane
78.

Volcanoes are usually found

a)

in the middle of the ocean

b)

along plate boundaries

c)

at the edge of continents

d)

in the southern hemisphere

79.

Magma is found above the earth surface?

a)

True

b)

False

80.

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

81.

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

82.

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

a)

Divergent Boundaries

b)

Convergent Boundaries

c)

Transform Boundaries

d)

Hot Spots

83.

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

a)

Divergent Boundaries

b)

Convergent Boundaries

c)

Transform Boundaries

d)

Hot Spots

84.
This word describes the size of the earthquake:
a)
seismograph
b)
magnitude
c)
focus
d)
epicenter
85.

what makes a meteoroid, meteor, and a meteorite different? (best answer)

a)

color

b)

size

c)

location

d)

texture

86.

choose the best description for a meteoroid...

a)

-burns up while entering earths atmosphere

b)

-hits earth surface

c)

-still in space

87.

choose the best description for a meteor

a)

-still in space

b)

-burns up in earths atmosphere

c)

-hits earth surface

88.

choose the best description for a meteorite

a)

-still in space

b)

-burns up in earth's atmosphere

c)

-hits earth surface

89.

which planet is the asteroid belt close to?

a)

neptune

b)

jupiter

c)

earth

90.

choose the best description for a comet

a)

icy small body with a tail

b)

chunky rock

c)

rock moving body

91.
Objects made of ice, gas and dust and orbit our sun are called:
a)
Asteroids
b)
Comets
c)
Meteroids
d)
Meteors
92.
Asteroids "hang out" in our solar system in a place called:
a)
The Kupier Belt
b)
The Oort Cloud
c)
The Planetary Rings
d)
The Asteroid Belt
93.

We often see these objects appear as "shooting stars" or streak of light in the sky. They are "smaller" pieces of rock that are burning in our atmosphere.

a)

Asteroids

b)

Meteors

c)

Meteroids

d)

Comets

94.
These objects that orbit the sun are nicknamed, "dirty snowballs."
a)
Comets
b)
Asteroids
c)
Meteors
d)
Meteroids
95.
What do comets, asteroids and meteors all have in common?
a)
They all are made of ice
b)
They all hit Earth's surface
c)
They all orbit the sun
d)
They have nothing in common
96.

Where are most of the asteroids in the solar system located?

a)

Asteroid Belt

b)

Orion's Belt

c)

Gemini Area

97.

As comets approach the sun they travel faster and have:

a)

shorter tails

b)

medium tails

c)

longer tails

d)

no tails due to solar winds

98.

A meteoroid is found

a)

in Space

b)

entering earths atmosphere

c)

impacting earths surface

99.
What are comets made of?
a)
Metals like iron and nickel
b)
Gas
c)
Hydrogen Gas
d)
Ice and rock
100.
When a meteoroid begins to enter Earth's atmosphere it begins to burn up.  What force causes this?
a)
Gravity
b)
Friction
c)
EM Radiation
101.
The cloud of gas and dust around the solid icy ball of a comet is the...
a)
Nucleus
b)
Coma
c)
Tail
102.

Which object in space looks like a "dirty snowball" because of its composition of ice, gas and dust?

a)

Asteroid

b)

Meteoroid

c)

Comet

d)

Meteor

103.

A meteor that does not burn up in Earth's atmosphere and reaches Earth's surface

a)

Meteorite

b)

Meteoroid

c)

Meteor

104.
When objects strike the surface of a planet or moon, they leave a deep impression on the surface called a:
a)
Pothole 
b)
Crater
c)
Canyon
d)
Plateau
105.

What's the difference between comets and asteroids?

a)

Asteroids are made of metal and rock, while Comets are ice and rock

b)

Asteroids are made of ice and rock, while Comets are made of metals and rock

c)

There is no difference

d)

Asteroids are made of stardust, while Comets are made up of water

106.

Where do Long-period comets come from?

a)

Kuiper belt

b)

Oort cloud

c)

Past Pluto

107.

What's the difference between meteoroid, meteor, and meteorite?

a)

Meteoroids are sand size, meteors are streaks of light in the sky, and a meteorite is the meteors that has landed

b)

Meteoroids are huge, Meteors are the pieces that land, and Meteorites are shooting stars

c)

There are no differences

d)

Meteoroids are small, Meteors are another name for comets, and Meteorites are shooting stars

108.

An object described as a ball of dust, ice, and gases, and usually has a tail is called an ______

a)

Asteroid

b)

Meteor

c)

Meteorite

d)

Comet

109.

Where is the Oort Cloud?

a)

Between the Sun and Mercury

b)

After Neptune

c)

Between the Earth and the Moon

d)

Between Earth and Mars

110.

A chunk of rock that enters Earth's atmosphere and produces a streak of light in the sky.

a)

Meteoroid

b)

Meteor

c)

Meteorite

d)

Comet

111.

A chunk of rock or dust in space that comes from an asteroid or comet.

a)

Meteoroid

b)

Meteor

c)

Meteorite

d)

Comet

112.

A rocky object that revolves around the sun, but is too small to be considered a planet.

a)

Meteor

b)

Comet

c)

Asteroid

113.

Which of the following solar system objects has a tail?

a)

meteor

b)

meteorite

c)

comet

d)

asteroid

114.

Which of the small solar system objects does not orbit the sun?

a)

comet

b)

dwarf planet

c)

asteroid

d)

meteor

115.

Which of the following answers describes a comet?

a)

Has a coma and a tail made of ice and rock.

b)

Made of small rocks and dust

c)

Made of helium and hydrogen

d)

Made of space dust

116.

Which one of the following describes a meteoroid?

a)

A space rock that hits the Earth's surface.

b)

A small solar system object that is made up of small pieces of asteroids or comets.

c)

A space rock that enters the Earth's atmosphere

d)

A loose collection of rock and ice

117.

Where can most of the asteroids be found?

a)

In the Oort cloud

b)

In the area between Mars and Jupiter

c)

In the Kuiper Belt

d)

Out past Pluto

118.

A small solar system object that enters the Earth's atmosphere and creates streaks of light is called a _________

a)

comet

b)

meteor

c)

meteorite

d)

Meteoroid

119.

When we see streaks of light falling in the sky, we call them falling stars but these objects are actually ________________

a)

meteors

b)

comets

c)

meteorites

d)

asterites

120.

Most of these are located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

a)

Comet

b)

Meteor

c)

Asteroid

121.

It is considered harmless even though they can be observed from Earth.

a)

Comets

b)

Meteors

c)

Asteroids

122.

Smaller pieces of rock broken from this object become meteoroids.

a)

Comet

b)

Meteor

c)

Asteroid

123.

It is made of ice, dust, and small rocky particles.

a)

Comet

b)

Meteor

c)

Asteroid

124.

It is rock made up of similar material that formed the planets.

a)

Comet

b)

Meteor

c)

Asteroid

125.

It is made up of dust and rock that burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere.

a)

Comet

b)

Meteor

c)

Asteroid

126.

Its structure is considered to be like a large dirty snowball.

a)

Comet

b)

Meteor

c)

Asteroid

127.

Objects in space that are made of rock and have NO tail are called...

a)

Comet

b)

Asteroid

c)

Meteorite

128.

Asteroids "hang out" in our solar system in a place called...

a)
The Kupier Belt
b)
The Oort Cloud
c)
The Planetary Rings
d)
The Asteroid Belt
129.

A rocky object that revolves around the sun, but is too small to be considered a planet.

a)

Meteor

b)

Comet

c)

Asteroid

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