A round weighted towards earth science. How igneous rock forms, what the epicentre of an earthquake describes, and the four layers that make up a rainforest.
One question is a deliberate odd-one-out, listing three rivers and one encyclopaedia.
- How is igneous rock formed?
- South America is the world’s fourth largest continent?
- What type of fuel are coal, oil and natural gas?
- What word describes the point on the Earth's surface, directly above the focus of an earthquake?
- Which of the following is not a well-known river: Amazon, Britannica, Mississippi?
- What is the outer layer of the Earth called?
- The emergent, canopy, understory and floor layers all form part of a what?
- What term describes the movement of waves approaching the shore at an angle whilst transporting sediments and material?
- What are the two longest rivers in North America?
- What are convectional, frontal and relief all types of?
- What is the world's largest non-polar desert?
- Does the process of attrition cause strengthening or weakening?
- Which continent has the lowest population density?
- What occurs in large numbers in the Ring of Fire?
- What is the tallest mountain in North America?
- Unscramble the following word to reveal a tropical cyclone: NCRUHRIAE
- Is Cape Town in the North or South of Africa?
- What name is given to the imaginary line which divides the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres?
- Where are stalactites and stalagmites formed?
- What is the longest mountain range in the world?