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First Term Exam - 2023

Grade - 08 Geography Time:- 2 Hours
Name/Index No: ……………………………………..……………………………

Part – I
 Underline the correct answer.
01) The age of the solar system is
1. 460 million years. 2. 4600 million years
3 460 years 4. 4600 Years

02) Which of the following is a twinkling object in the night sky?

1. Planets 2. Satellites
3 Asteroids 4. Stars

03) Average surface temperature of sun is,

1. 60000C 2. 70000C 3. 150000C 4. 90000C

04) Which of the following answers only includes outer planets?

1. Mercury, Venus 2. Jupiter, Saturn
3 Uranus, Venus 4. Earth, Saturn

05) Another name for shooting star is

1. Meteorite 2. Comet 3. Asteroid 4. Dwarf planet

06) The farthest planet from sun is

1. Jupiter 2. Saturn 3. Neptune 4. Uranus

07) The planet that has higher percentage of carbon dioxide (96%) in it atmosphere is
1. Saturn 2. Jupiter 3. Neptune 4. Uranus

08) The plantet with coloured rings around it.

1. Mercury 2. Jupiter 3. Uranus 4. Venus

09) Which planet is approximately equal in size to Earth?

1. Uranus 2. Neptune 3. Uranus 4.Venus

10) Who invented the telescope which is a turnaround in the researches about universe?
1. Claudius Ptolemy 2. Isaac Newton
3 Galileo Galili 4. Kepler

Grade: 08 1 Geography
 11) Total Surface area of the Earth.
1. 510 million Km2 2. 410 million Km2
3 610 million Km2 3. 65610 Km2

12) O0 latitude is known as

1. Tropic 2. Tropic of Capricorn
3 Greenwich meridian 4. Equator

13) The reason for occurrence of day and night is

1. Revolution of earth 2. Rotation of earth
3 Revolution of moon 4. Day light

14) A leap year comes every

1. 02 year 2. 06 year 3. 04 years 4. 08 years

15) Time difference between two consecutive longitude lines.

1. 04 minutes 2. 06 minutes
3. 15 minutes 4. 10 minutes

16) The country which sent the first satellite to the space?
1. United Kingdom 2. United States of America
3 Russia 4. Canada

17) On which date sun can appear directly overhead at tropic of cancer?
1. September – 23 2. December – 22
3 March – 21 4. June - 21

18) Which atmospheric layer prevents the earth from UV rays?

1. Orzone layer 2. Mesosphere
3. Troposphere 4. Thermosphere

19) North Pole and South Pole in latitudes are indicated using.
1. Curved line 2. Symbols
3. Straight line 4. Points.

20) In 1 : 50 000 topographic map, Sri Lanka is divided into,

1. 92 divisions 2. 72 divisions
3 82 divisions 4. 102 divisions

Grade: 08 2 Geography
 Part II
 Question (01) is compulsory.
 Answer any five questions including question (01)

01. Write down the correct letter in the given brackets indicating the features marked on the given world.
1. Sri Lanka (........... )
2. Australia (............)
3. Indian Ocean (........... )
4. Pacific Ocean (........... )
5. India (........... )
6. Palk Strait (........... )
(06×2 = 12 Marks)
02.
1. Write 04 celestial objects found in solar system.
2. Give the planets in the solar system in correct order.
3. Write 02 differences between planets and stars.
(3×4=12 Marks)

03.
1. What do you mean by inner planets?
2. Write 04 outer planets.
3. Write 04 Special features of planet Saturn.
(3×4=12 Marks)
04.
1. What do you mean by asteroids?
2. Give 04 examples for dwarf planets?
3. Write 04 beliefs about solar system.
(3×4=12 Marks)

Grade: 08 3 Geography
 05.
1. What do you mean by rotation of earth?
2. Write 02 effects of rotation of earth?
3. Give 04 reasons for the existence of life in earth.
(3×4=12 Marks)

06.
1. What do you mean by standard time?
2. What do you mean by International Date Line?
3. Name 04 countries which has many standard time zones?
(3×4=12 Marks)
07.
1. What do you mean by atmosphere?
2. Give 04 Importances of atmosphere?
3. Write 04 causes of atmospheric pollution?
(3×4=12 Marks)

Grade: 08 4 Geography
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