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1Which plate-boundary type is associated with the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?
A.Divergent (constructive) boundary where plates move apart
B.Convergent boundary where two continental plates collide
C.Transform boundary where plates slide past each other
D.Passive continental margin with no plate motion
Explanation: The Mid-Atlantic Ridge forms where plates diverge and new oceanic crust is created by upwelling magma. That constructive process builds a submarine mountain chain along the ridge axis.
2What is the primary energy source that drives Earth’s large-scale atmospheric circulation?
A.Uneven solar heating of the Earth’s surface
B.Tidal friction from the Moon
C.Heat released only by volcanic eruptions
D.Earth’s magnetic field
Explanation: Solar radiation is strongest in low latitudes and weaker toward the poles, creating temperature and pressure gradients. Those gradients power Hadley, Ferrel, and polar cells and the major wind belts.
3In the water cycle, which process returns water vapour to the atmosphere from oceans, lakes, and plants?
A.Evaporation and transpiration (evapotranspiration)
B.Infiltration into groundwater only
C.Condensation of clouds into rain
D.Surface runoff into rivers
Explanation: Liquid water becomes vapour through evaporation from open water and soil and through transpiration from plants. Together these fluxes are often called evapotranspiration and close the atmospheric side of the cycle.
4Which landform is typical of past continental glaciation such as that which shaped much of Finland?
A.U-shaped valleys, drumlins, and widespread till deposits
B.Extensive sand dunes formed only by tropical winds
C.Active volcanic cones aligned on a mid-ocean ridge
D.Coral atolls built on warm-water reefs
Explanation: Continental ice sheets erode and deposit material, producing U-shaped valleys in highlands, streamlined drumlins, eskers, and thick till. Finland’s lake-dotted landscape and moraine features largely record Pleistocene glaciation.
5What does the term ‘weathering’ mean in physical geography?
A.In-situ breakdown of rock by physical, chemical, or biological processes
B.Long-distance transport of sediment by rivers only
C.Sudden collapse of a building after an earthquake
D.Seasonal freezing of soil without any rock change
Explanation: Weathering is the disintegration and decomposition of rock where it sits. Physical processes (frost, unloading), chemical processes (solution, oxidation, hydrolysis), and biological activity all contribute before transport (erosion) moves the debris.
6Which climate type is characterized by year-round high temperatures and heavy convectional rainfall near the equator?
A.Tropical rainforest (Af) climate
B.Hot desert (BWh) climate
C.Mediterranean (Csa/Csb) climate
D.Tundra (ET) climate
Explanation: Equatorial low-pressure belts favour deep convection and frequent rain with little seasonal temperature range. Köppen Af climates describe humid tropical rainforest conditions.
7What is the main reason temperatures generally decrease with height in the troposphere?
A.The surface is heated by solar radiation and warms the air from below
B.Air pressure increases with altitude, cooling the air automatically
C.The ozone layer absorbs all heat only at ground level
D.Clouds always form at the surface and cool the upper air
Explanation: Shortwave solar energy is absorbed mainly at the ground and oceans; the surface then emits longwave radiation and heats the lower air. Higher layers are farther from this heat source, so temperature usually falls with altitude in the troposphere (the environmental lapse rate).
8Which soil-forming factor set is classic in physical geography (CLORPT)?
A.Climate, organisms, relief (topography), parent material, and time
B.Only human fertilizer use and irrigation schedules
C.Latitude alone without any other influence
D.Ocean tides and magnetic storms only
Explanation: Jenny’s soil-forming factors—climate, organisms (including vegetation and humans), relief, parent material, and time—explain how soils develop differently from place to place.
9How do cold ocean currents typically influence adjacent coastal climates?
A.They cool coastal air and often stabilize the lower atmosphere, reducing rainfall
B.They always create tropical rainforest climates on every coast
C.They have no effect on air temperature or precipitation
D.They force year-round monsoonal flooding inland regardless of latitude
Explanation: Cold currents (for example the Canary or California Current) lower sea-surface temperatures, chill overlying air, and can strengthen stability and coastal aridity or fog. Warm currents have the opposite tendency.
10What process creates a waterfall that retreats upstream over time when hard rock overlies softer rock?
A.Differential erosion and undercutting of the softer rock
B.Glacial plucking of an entire mountain range at once
C.Volcanic uplift of the river bed overnight
D.Deposition of a delta that blocks the river mouth
Explanation: Where resistant caprock protects softer strata below, the soft rock erodes faster, undercutting the hard layer so blocks collapse and the waterfall migrates upstream. Niagara Falls is a classic textbook example of this process.
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