KPSGA BRONZE LEVEL REVISION Q/A
1. NAVIGATION AND ORIENTATION (15 Questions)
1. What is the main tool used for direction in the wild?
Compass.
2. What does a GPS device do?
Gives your exact location using satellites.
3. Which side of a tree usually has more moss in Kenya?
South-facing side.
4. What is a topographic map used for?
Showing physical features and elevation.
5. What are contour lines?
Lines that show elevation and shape of the land.
6. What does a map scale indicate?
The ratio between map distance and real distance.
7. Which direction does the sun rise from?
East.
8. What tool helps determine your altitude?
Altimeter.
9. What natural indicator can help you find north during the day?
The sun’s position and a shadow stick.
10. What is triangulation in navigation?
Using three known points to determine your location.
11. What is a grid reference on a map?
A coordinate system to locate places.
12. What is the use of a compass needle?
Points to magnetic north.
13. Name one star used in night navigation.
The Southern Cross or Polaris.
14. What do symbols on a map represent?
Features like roads, rivers, and forests.
15. What is the term for moving from one location to another using a map?
Orienteering.
2. INSECTS AND ARACHNIDS (15 Questions)
1. What is entomology?
Study of insects.
2. How many legs do insects have?
Six.
3. Name a harmful insect found in Kenya.
Tsetse fly.
4. Which insect is vital for pollination?
Bee.
5. How do mosquitoes spread disease?
By biting and transferring parasites (e.g. malaria).
, 6. What is metamorphosis?
Transformation from egg to adult in stages.
7. What is the role of termites in the ecosystem?
Decomposers—recycle plant material.
8. What are the body parts of an insect?
Head, thorax, abdomen.
9. How do butterflies feed?
With a proboscis for sucking nectar.
10. Name a common arachnid in Kenya.
Spider or scorpion.
11. How many legs do arachnids have?
Eight.
12. What insect causes sleeping sickness?
Tsetse fly.
13. What are pheromones in insects used for?
Communication and mating signals.
14. Why are dung beetles important?
They help decompose animal waste.
15. Which insect creates elaborate underground colonies?
Termites.
3. GEOLOGY AND LANDFORMS (15 Questions)
1. What is geology?
Study of the Earth's physical structure and substances.
2. What is a volcano?
A mountain formed by eruption of magma.
3. Name one volcanic mountain in Kenya.
Mt. Longonot.
4. What is lava?
Molten rock that reaches the Earth's surface.
5. What is the Rift Valley?
A deep trench caused by tectonic plate separation.
6. What are sedimentary rocks formed from?
Compacted layers of sediments.
7. Name a region in Kenya known for fossils.
Turkana Basin.
8. What is erosion?
Wearing away of the Earth’s surface.
9. How is a hill different from a mountain?
Hills are lower in elevation.
10. What causes earthquakes?
Movement of tectonic plates.
11. What is a plateau?
An elevated flat area.
12. What is the Escarpment?
A steep slope separating two levels of land.
13. What are metamorphic rocks?
Rocks changed by heat and pressure.
1. NAVIGATION AND ORIENTATION (15 Questions)
1. What is the main tool used for direction in the wild?
Compass.
2. What does a GPS device do?
Gives your exact location using satellites.
3. Which side of a tree usually has more moss in Kenya?
South-facing side.
4. What is a topographic map used for?
Showing physical features and elevation.
5. What are contour lines?
Lines that show elevation and shape of the land.
6. What does a map scale indicate?
The ratio between map distance and real distance.
7. Which direction does the sun rise from?
East.
8. What tool helps determine your altitude?
Altimeter.
9. What natural indicator can help you find north during the day?
The sun’s position and a shadow stick.
10. What is triangulation in navigation?
Using three known points to determine your location.
11. What is a grid reference on a map?
A coordinate system to locate places.
12. What is the use of a compass needle?
Points to magnetic north.
13. Name one star used in night navigation.
The Southern Cross or Polaris.
14. What do symbols on a map represent?
Features like roads, rivers, and forests.
15. What is the term for moving from one location to another using a map?
Orienteering.
2. INSECTS AND ARACHNIDS (15 Questions)
1. What is entomology?
Study of insects.
2. How many legs do insects have?
Six.
3. Name a harmful insect found in Kenya.
Tsetse fly.
4. Which insect is vital for pollination?
Bee.
5. How do mosquitoes spread disease?
By biting and transferring parasites (e.g. malaria).
, 6. What is metamorphosis?
Transformation from egg to adult in stages.
7. What is the role of termites in the ecosystem?
Decomposers—recycle plant material.
8. What are the body parts of an insect?
Head, thorax, abdomen.
9. How do butterflies feed?
With a proboscis for sucking nectar.
10. Name a common arachnid in Kenya.
Spider or scorpion.
11. How many legs do arachnids have?
Eight.
12. What insect causes sleeping sickness?
Tsetse fly.
13. What are pheromones in insects used for?
Communication and mating signals.
14. Why are dung beetles important?
They help decompose animal waste.
15. Which insect creates elaborate underground colonies?
Termites.
3. GEOLOGY AND LANDFORMS (15 Questions)
1. What is geology?
Study of the Earth's physical structure and substances.
2. What is a volcano?
A mountain formed by eruption of magma.
3. Name one volcanic mountain in Kenya.
Mt. Longonot.
4. What is lava?
Molten rock that reaches the Earth's surface.
5. What is the Rift Valley?
A deep trench caused by tectonic plate separation.
6. What are sedimentary rocks formed from?
Compacted layers of sediments.
7. Name a region in Kenya known for fossils.
Turkana Basin.
8. What is erosion?
Wearing away of the Earth’s surface.
9. How is a hill different from a mountain?
Hills are lower in elevation.
10. What causes earthquakes?
Movement of tectonic plates.
11. What is a plateau?
An elevated flat area.
12. What is the Escarpment?
A steep slope separating two levels of land.
13. What are metamorphic rocks?
Rocks changed by heat and pressure.
