Physical Geography – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

1. 25. What are landforms shaped by deposition?

   • A. Valleys
   • B. mountains
   • C. plains
   • D. deltas

2. 26. What is the atmosphere?

   • A. The layer of gases surrounding the Earth
   • B. The solid part of the Earth
   • C. The liquid part of the Earth
   • D. The living organisms on Earth

3. 27. What is the troposphere?

   • A. The outermost layer of the atmosphere
   • B. The layer where weather occurs
   • C. The layer containing the ozone layer
   • D. The coldest layer

4. 28. What is the stratosphere?

   • A. The lowest layer of the atmosphere
   • B. The layer containing the ozone layer
   • C. The hottest layer
   • D. The layer where meteors burn up

5. 29. What is the mesosphere?

   • A. The layer above the stratosphere
   • B. The coldest layer of the atmosphere
   • C. The layer where satellites orbit
   • D. The layer where auroras occur

6. 30. What is the thermosphere?

   • A. The layer above the mesosphere
   • B. The layer where auroras occur
   • C. The layer containing the ozone layer
   • D. The layer where weather occurs

7. 31. What is the exosphere?

   • A. The lowest layer of the atmosphere
   • B. The layer where weather occurs
   • C. The outermost layer of the atmosphere
   • D. The coldest layer

8. 32. What is weather?

   • A. The long-term average of atmospheric conditions
   • B. The state of the atmosphere at a particular place and time
   • C. The formation of clouds
   • D. The occurrence of earthquakes

9. 33. What is climate?

   • A. The short-term atmospheric conditions
   • B. The average weather conditions over a long period
   • C. Sudden changes in atmospheric pressure
   • D. The occurrence of volcanic eruptions

10. 34. What is wind?

    • A. The horizontal movement of air
    • B. Vertical movement of air
    • C. The condensation of water vapor
    • D. The evaporation of water

11. 35. What causes wind?

    • A. Differences in air pressure
    • B. Earth's rotation
    • C. Ocean currents
    • D. Solar radiation

12. 36. What is humidity?

    • A. The amount of water vapor in the air
    • B. The temperature of the air
    • C. The pressure of the air
    • D. The speed of the wind