Questions:
1. What causes tides in the oceans ?
A. The wind
B. Constant deep sea earthquakes
C. The Moon
D. The North Atlantic Ridge
E. None of the above
2. A meander is a.....?
A. Small hill
B. Narrow road that twists from side to side
C. Pile of rock debris left by a glacier
D. Bend in a river or stream
E. Rock balanced, so that it can rock from side to side.
3. What is a ria ?
A. Narrow mountain valley.
B. Wide, shallow river valley
C. Area of flat land in Argentina.
D. The entrance to a cave system, submerged under water.
E. A deep, sunken river valley drowned by the sea.
4. What do we call the 'start' of a river ?
A. Well
B. Estuary
C. Mouth
D. Tributary
E. Source
5. Which three minerals combine to make the rock called Granite ?
A. Quartz, Calcite, Tourmaline
B. Quartz, Mica, Calcite
C. Quartz, Mica, Feldspar
D. Feldspar, Galena, Coffinite
E. Mica, Galena, Coffinite
6. Which rock dissolves fastest in Acid rain ?
A. Limestone
B. Sandstone
C. Granite
D. Basalt
7. To the nearest million, how many penguins were there at the North Pole in
the 1995 census ?
A. None
B. One Million
C. Two Million
D. Three Million
8. Which is the odd one out ?
A. The Alps
B. The Rockies
C. The Caucasus
D. The Urals
E. The Falklands
9. Which is the larger continent ?
A. Africa
B. South America
C. North and Central America
D. Antarctica
10. Which is the odd one out ?
A. Clint
B. Cwm
C. Corrie
D. Cirque
11. Which is the odd one out ?
A. Cumulus
B. Stratus
C. Cirrus
D. Nimbus
E. Detritus
12. An area which has NOT been glaciated may show... ?
A. Hanging valleys
B. Corries
C. Drumlins
D. V shape valleys
E. Pyramidal peaks