1) The River Don runs through which city? a) Glasgow b) Perth c) Aberdeen d) Edinburgh 2) What is the capital of Wales? a) Edinburgh b) Cardiff c) Newcastle d) London 3) What type of erosion created the Old Man of Hoy Stack in Orkney? a) waves b) wind c) ice d) rivers 4) When ice rubs against land like sandpaper it is known as… a) plucking b) rubbing c) landslide d) abrasion 5) What is the capital city of Scotland? a) Edinburgh b) London c) Paris d) Glasgow 6) What country shares the border with Northern Ireland? a) England b) Scotland c) Wales d) Republic of Ireland 7) The study of the Earth’s structure and rocks is called…. a) Physiology b) Geology c) Geography d) Sociology 8) The river Clyde runs through which city? a) Glasgow b) Edinburgh c) Stirling d) Dundee 9) What type of erosion created the Glen Coe U-Shaped valley? a) Water b) Wind c) Rivers d) Ice 10) Where do corries form when ice erodes the land?  a) Low in the mountains b) On a flat plain c) Low in the valley d) High in the mountains 11) What type of erosion created the Victoria Falls Waterfalls in Zimbabwe? a) Waves b) Rivers c) Ice d) Wind 12) The earth’s crust is made up of pieces of rock, what are they called? a) tectonic plates b) minerals c) tactonic plates d) mountains 13) How are rocks, such as sandstone used in Scotland? a) used in construction for making roads b) as building materials for monuments c) as slabs used in patios d) as building material for making homes 14) How does a glacier form? a) snow falls and washes away b) snow falls and compacts together c) the wind causes it to build up d) it is made by melted ice 15) Describe two features of a U-shaped valley a) a flat wide floor and diagonal sides b) a flat wide floor and shallow sides c) a smooth floor and gradual sides d) a flat wide floor and steep sides 16) How are rocks, such as granite used in Scotland? a) burned to provide heat b) as building material to make homes c) used in construction to make roads d) to make vehicles 17) What rocks formed when volcanic rock cools and hardens?  a) Igneous b) Geology c) Sedimentary d) Metamorphic 18) How are rocks, such as coal used in Scotland? a) burned to provide fire b) as building materials in homes c) burned to use it up d) burned to provide power and heat 19) What two environments have Scotland travelled through in the past? a) rainforest and ocean b) rainforest and desert c) ocean and desert d) forest and ocean  20) What are four natural things that cause erosion? a) wind, waves, rivers and ice b) wind, waves, rivers and snow c) wind, waves, rain and ice d) wind, waves, rivers and earthquakes 21) What rocks formed when they change due to heat or pressure? a) ice b) coal c) sedimentary d) metamorphic 22) What two countries share their border with England? a) Scotland and Ireland b) Scotland and Wales c) Wales and London d) Ireland and Wales 23) What is the definition of the term erosion? a) natural wearing away of land or rock b) washing away of land and rock c) natural wearing away of rocks and sediment d) when rocks are rolled away 24) What rocks formed in layers at the bottom of the sea? a) granite b) coal c) sedimentary d) igneous 25) What are two features due to glaciation? a) Erosion of land b) M-shaped valley and Corrie c) V-shaped valley and Corrie d) U-shaped valley and Corrie 26) What type of valley did ice erode to create a U-shaped valley?  a) A V-shaped narrow river valley b) A U-shaped narrow river valley c) A V-shaped wide river valley d) A U-shaped wide river valley 27) What does ice do when eroding the land? a) sticks and scratches it b) scrapes and scratches it c) sticks to it, scrapes it, scours it, scratches it d) scratches it only

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