GLORIOUS SEEDS INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY BATA

THIRD TERM EXAMINATION

SECTION A – OBJECTIVES
1. The part of the Earth’s crust that is covered by oceans and seas is called (a) Biosphere (b) Lithosphere (c)
Stratosphere (d) Hydrosphere
2. The percentage composition of oxygen in the Atmosphere is (a) 21% (b) 78% (c) 41% (d) 50%
3. Global warming can be reduced by (a) Reducing greenhouse gas emissions (b) Increasing energy
efficiency (c) Promoting renewable energy (d) All of the above
4. Weather refers to (a) Long-term atmospheric conditions (b) Short-term atmospheric conditions (c)
Temperature only (d) Humidity only
5. A weather station is used to (a) Predict earthquakes (b) Monitor weather conditions (c) Track ocean
currents (d) Measure river flow
6. A Stevenson screen is used to (a) Measure wind speed (b) Measure temperature (c) Measure humidity (d)
Protect thermometers
7. An element of weather is (a) Temperature (b) Ocean currents (c) Mountain ranges (d) River flow
8. Rainfall is measured using (a) Anemometer (b) Rain gauge (c) Thermometer (d) Barometer
9. Temperature is measured using (a) Thermometer (b) Barometer (c) Hygrometer (d) Anemometer
10. Imaginary lines that run on the globe vertically from North pole to South Pole (A) Latitudes (B)
Longitudes (C) Arctic Circle (D) Great circle
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11. The earth makes one complete rotation of 3600 in how many hours? A) 23 (B) 365 hours (C) 24 hours
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(D) 366 hours
12. Causes of water scarcity include (a) Climate change (b) Population growth (c) Water pollution (d) All of
the above
13. Sea breeze occurs (a) During the day (b) At night (c) During winter (d) During summer
14. The hydrological cycle involves (a) Evaporation, condensation, precipitation (b) Temperature, runoff (c)
Transpiration, humidity (d) All of the above
15. ___ is any hard substance within the earth’s interior that contains mineral particles. (a) Rock (b) Lava (c)
mantle (d) Volcano
16. Which one is not among the classes of rock (a) Sedimentary rock (b) Metamorphic rock (c) Igneous rock
(d) Chemical rock
17. The longest latitude that is found within the globe is (A) Tropic of cancer (B) Tropic of Capricorn (C)
Tropic of Cancer (D) Equator
18. The spinning of the earth round the sun is called (A) Rotation (B) Solstices (C) Equinox (D) Revolution
19. Precipitation occurs when (a) Water evaporates (b) Water condenses and falls as rain (c) Water runs off
(d) Water infiltrates
20. Forms of precipitation include (a) Rainfall, snowfall, hail (b) Rainfall, sunshine, cloud (c) Snowfall,
wind, temperature (d) Hail, wind, humidity
21. Many people die in flood plains each year but man still settles there. This is because of (a) Fertile soils (b)
Flat land (c) Much water (d) Limited land
22. Rocks which composed mainly of calcium carbonate are known as (a) Magnesium (b) Organic matter (c)
Igneous rock (d) Limestone
23. The only proof which DOES NOT show that the Earth is spherical in shape is...... (A) Area photograph (B)
Circumnavigation (C) Eclipse of the moon (D) Weathering
 GLORIOUS SEEDS INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY BATA
THIRD TERM EXAMINATION
24. When the earth comes between the sun and the moon, this statement explains the eclipse of the..... (A)
Equator (B) Earth (C) Universe (D) Moon
25. Types of rainfall include (a) Convectional, orographic, frontal (b) Cyclonic, anticyclonic (c) Tropical,
temperate (d) Seasonal, annual
26. Two major types of wind are (a) Land breeze and westerlies (b) Monsoon wind and land breeze (c) Sea
breeze, harmattan (d) Planetary winds and local winds
27. The tropopause is (a) The boundary between the troposphere and stratosphere (b) The boundary between
the stratosphere and mesosphere (c) The boundary between the mesosphere and thermosphere (d) The
boundary between the thermosphere and exosphere
28. The ozone layer primarily (a) Absorbs ultraviolet radiation (b) Reflects sunlight (c) Regulates
temperature (d) Creates weather patterns
29. _______ consists of the sun and 0nly eight planets (a) Solar system (b) Sun (c) Moon (d) Earth
30. The point of origin of an earthquake within the earth crust is called the (a) Focus (b) Surface waves (c)
Body waves (d) Epicentre
31. A molten material that cools and solidifies on the earth surface to form the landforms on the earth surface
is called (a) Volcano (b) Rock (c) Lava (d) Magma
32. Which of these are factors affecting temperature (a) Latitude, distance from the sea and altitude (b) Wind,
rainfall and rocks (c) Climate, weather and sunshine (d) All of the above
33. Sunshine is measured using (a) Sunshine recorder (b) Rain gauge (c) Thermometer (d) Anemometer
34. Humidity is measured using (a) Hygrometer (b) Thermometer (c) Barometer (d) Anemometer
35. The Theory of continental drift explained that all the continents that we have today once belonged to one
super continent or large block known as ___ (a) Laurasia (b) Pangaea (c) Antarctica (d) Gondwanaland
36. Wind direction is measured using (a) Wind vane (b) Anemometer (c) Barometer (d) Thermometer
37. The process of water moving from the ground to the atmosphere is (a) Evaporation (b) Condensation (c)
Precipitation (d) Infiltration
38. The troposphere is (a) The layer above the stratosphere (b) The layer closest to the Earth’s surface (c) The
layer with the ozone layer (d) The outermost layer
39. Global warming is caused by (a) Increase in greenhouse gases (b) Decrease in greenhouse gases (c)
Changes in ocean currents (d) Changes in wind patterns
40. Sea breeze and land breeze are examples of (a) Global wind patterns (b) Local wind patterns (c) Seasonal
wind patterns (d) Annual wind patterns
41. Water scarcity can be solved by (a) Conserving water (b) Increasing water supply (c) Reducing water
demand (d) All of the above
42. The stratosphere (a) Contains the ozone layer (b) Lies above the exosphere (c) Is closest to the Earth’s
surface (d) Is the outermost layer
43. The atmosphere is mostly composed of (a) Oxygen and carbon dioxide (b) Nitrogen and oxygen (c)
Helium and hydrogen (d) Argon and neon
44. What is the correct order of atmospheric layers from lowest to highest (a) Troposphere, Stratosphere,
Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere (b) Stratosphere, Exosphere, Troposphere, Thermosphere ,
Mesosphere (c) Thermosphere, Exosphere, Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere (d) Exosphere,
Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Troposphere, Stratosphere
45. The sun is in the _______ of the planets (a) Front (b) Centre (c) Back (d) Top