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geography revision ( restless earth, changing climate, battle for biosphere)

geography revision ( restless earth, changing climate, battle for biosphere)

Question 1 of 62

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what does the inner layer of earth consist of?

Select one of the following:

  • solid nickel and iron

  • liquid nickel and iron

Explanation

Question 2 of 62

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how hot is the inner core?

Select one of the following:

  • 5,500°C

  • 2,000°C

Explanation

Question 3 of 62

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what does the outer core consist of?

Select one of the following:

  • liquid nickel and iron

  • solid nickel and iron

Explanation

Question 4 of 62

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what is the mantle layer made out of?

Select one of the following:

  • semi-molten rock

  • magma

Explanation

Question 5 of 62

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how wide is the mantle layer?

Select one of the following:

  • 2,900km

  • 6,000km

Explanation

Question 6 of 62

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what are the 2 tetonic plates called?

Select one of the following:

  • oceanic & continental

  • destructive & constructive

Explanation

Question 7 of 62

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continental plates are...

Select one of the following:

  • thick & less dense

  • thin & more dense

Explanation

Question 8 of 62

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oceanic plates are...

Select one of the following:

  • more dense & thin

  • less dense & thick

Explanation

Question 9 of 62

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why do tetonic plates move?

Select one of the following:

  • rock in the mantle is moving below

  • inner core moves

Explanation

Question 10 of 62

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what are destructive plates?

Select one of the following:

  • oceanic plate slipping under continental plate

  • 2 plates moving away from eachother

Explanation

Question 11 of 62

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what are constructive plates?

Select one of the following:

  • 2 plates moving away from eachother

  • 2 plates moving towards eachother

Explanation

Question 12 of 62

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what are conservative plates?

Select one of the following:

  • two plate sliding past eachother

  • two plate crashing into eachother

Explanation

Question 13 of 62

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what are collision plates?

Select one of the following:

  • two continental plates that collide and buckle

  • two plates that slide under eachother

Explanation

Question 14 of 62

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where are shield volcanoes found?

Select one of the following:

  • constructive plate boundaries

  • destructive plate boundaries

Explanation

Question 15 of 62

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where are composite volcanoes found?

Select one of the following:

  • destructive plate boundaries

  • constructive plate boundaries

Explanation

Question 16 of 62

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what is a richter scale?

Select one of the following:

  • measure amount of energy released from earthquake

  • measure amount of energy released from volcanoes

Explanation

Question 17 of 62

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what is a sign of an errupting volcano?

Select one of the following:

  • increase in gas emmissions

  • ground shaking

Explanation

Question 18 of 62

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what is a preperation method?

Select one of the following:

  • create an exclusion zone around volcano

  • evacuate animals

Explanation

Question 19 of 62

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(another preperation)

Select one of the following:

  • have emergency food and water supplies ready

  • have emergency boats

Explanation

Question 20 of 62

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what is a composite volcano?

Select one of the following:

  • layers of ash & lava that have cooled into hardenered layers

  • layers of magma hardnered into layers

Explanation

Question 21 of 62

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what is a shield volcano made up of?

Select one of the following:

  • lava only

  • magma & lava

Explanation

Question 22 of 62

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what was the richter scale of the boxing day tsunami?

Select one of the following:

  • 9.1

  • 8.9

Explanation

Question 23 of 62

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how high were the waves of the boxing day tsunami?

Select one of the following:

  • 15-30m

  • 40-60m

Explanation

Question 24 of 62

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how many deaths did the boxing day tsunami cause?

Select one of the following:

  • 230,000

  • 500,000

Explanation

Question 25 of 62

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what was a primary impact of the tsunami?

Select one of the following:

  • 1.7 million people made homeless

  • 5 million people without food

Explanation

Question 26 of 62

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what is a secondary effect of the tsunami?

Select one of the following:

  • threat of disease from water sewage

  • transport links destroyed

Explanation

Question 27 of 62

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what is another primary effect of the tsunami?

Select one of the following:

  • buildings destroyed

  • crops destroyed

Explanation

Question 28 of 62

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what is another secondary effect of the tsunami?

Select one of the following:

  • 5-6 million people without food

  • flooding

Explanation

Question 29 of 62

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what is a primary response to the tsunami?

Select one of the following:

  • emergency supplies

  • providing jobs

Explanation

Question 30 of 62

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what is a secondary response to the tsunami?

Select one of the following:

  • re-building and improving infrastructure

  • medical care

Explanation

Question 31 of 62

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what are natural changes to climate change?

Select one of the following:

  • volcanic eruptions release ash into atmosphere which causes cooling

  • droughts and floods

Explanation

Question 32 of 62

1

what is a human cause of climate change?

Select one of the following:

  • cars burning fossil fuels

  • aestroid collisiom

Explanation

Question 33 of 62

1

what is global warming?

Select one of the following:

  • the burning of fossil fuel produces carbon dioxide

  • the melting of ice caps

Explanation

Question 34 of 62

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what does global warming cause?

Select one of the following:

  • droughts & flooding

  • plants to die

Explanation

Question 35 of 62

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what else does global warming cause?

Select one of the following:

  • melts polar ice caps - causes sea levels to rise

  • causes volcanic erruptions

Explanation

Question 36 of 62

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what is an ecosystem?

Select one of the following:

  • a group of plants and animals that interact in their environment

  • a large ecosytem

Explanation

Question 37 of 62

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what is a biome?

Select one of the following:

  • a large ecosystem

  • a large area of land

Explanation

Question 38 of 62

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plants absorb ______ and produce _______

Select one of the following:

  • carbon dioxide - oxygen

  • oxygen - carbon dioxide

Explanation

Question 39 of 62

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what does the biosphere provide?

Select one of the following:

  • food, medicine & raw materials

  • food, water and wood

Explanation

Question 40 of 62

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what is a threat to the biosphere?

Select one of the following:

  • deforestation, mining, quarrying, pollution, farming

  • infrastructure, transport routes, mining, quarrying

Explanation

Question 41 of 62

1

what is deforestation used for?

Select one of the following:

  • timber, transport routes, building dams, mining materials

  • wood, paper, buildings, transport

Explanation

Question 42 of 62

1

what are National Parks?

Select one of the following:

  • parks that conserve natural areas of beauty in the UK

  • parks that conserve the safety of wildlife

Explanation

Question 43 of 62

1

what does altitude determin?

Select one of the following:

  • plant growth in different temperatures

  • how fertile soil is

Explanation

Question 44 of 62

1

a higher altitude =

Select one of the following:

  • low temperature

  • high temperature

Explanation

Question 45 of 62

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how does soil effect a biosphere?

Select one of the following:

  • effects how fertile different area are

  • controls growth of plants

Explanation

Question 46 of 62

1

what are man made causes of global warming?

Select one of the following:

  • cattle ranches, coal mines that exposes methane & burning of fossil fuels - exposes carbon dioxide

  • evaporation from oceans that exposes water vapour & respiration from plants - carbon dioxide

Explanation

Question 47 of 62

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what are natural causes of global warming?

Select one of the following:

  • evaporation from oceans that exposes water vapour & respiration from plants - carbon dioxide

  • burning of fossil fuels, coal mines, cattle ranching

Explanation

Question 48 of 62

1

what is the UK's seasonal weather in the North?

Select one of the following:

  • cool summers, cold/mild winters, heavy/steady rain all year

  • warm summers, mild winters, light rain in summer, heavy rain in winter

Explanation

Question 49 of 62

1

what is Uk's seasonal weather in the South?

Select one of the following:

  • warm summers, mild winters, light rain in summer, heavy rain in winter

  • cool summers, cold winters, heavy rain all year

Explanation

Question 50 of 62

1

what causes the uk's climate?

Select one of the following:

  • different air masses that meet in the British Isles

  • continental winds in the South East

Explanation

Question 51 of 62

1

what wind is in the South East?

Select one of the following:

  • continental wind

  • martime wind

Explanation

Question 52 of 62

1

what wind is in the North West?

Select one of the following:

  • martime wind

  • arctic wind

Explanation

Question 53 of 62

1

what wind is in the North East?

Select one of the following:

  • arctic winds

  • tropical wind

Explanation

Question 54 of 62

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what wind is in the South West?

Select one of the following:

  • tropical winds

  • arctic wind

Explanation

Question 55 of 62

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What is a disadvantage of global warming?

Select one of the following:

  • deserts getting drier-desertification

  • longer growing seasons

Explanation

Question 56 of 62

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What is a disadvantage of global warming?

Select one of the following:

  • air pollution

  • fewer deaths

Explanation

Question 57 of 62

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what is a positive effect of global warming?

Select one of the following:

  • longer growing season

  • disease spread

Explanation

Question 58 of 62

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what is a positive effect of global warming?

Select one of the following:

  • less need for energy consumption

  • disease spread

Explanation

Question 59 of 62

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what is advantage of global warming in the UK?

Select one of the following:

  • increase in crops - potatoes and wheat

  • increase floods

Explanation

Question 60 of 62

1

what is advantage of global warming in the UK?

Select one of the following:

  • better grass yield for livestock

  • water shortage

Explanation

Question 61 of 62

1

what is disadvantage of global warming in the UK?

Select one of the following:

  • increase in floods

  • fewer deaths in winter

Explanation

Question 62 of 62

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what is disadvantage of global warming in the UK?

Select one of the following:

  • high sea levels

  • reduction in energy

Explanation

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