This is a Geography Grade 10 first term test from the Free State, dated March 2026, worth 60 marks and to be completed in one hour. Question 1 tests understanding of the atmosphere’s energy budget, requiring learners to match terms such as insolation, reflection, absorption, scattering, terrestrial radiation, heat balance, conduction and convection to their correct descriptions.
The following document, Geography Grade 10 Term 1 Test.pdf, is the full document.
Term 1 Content Brief
Geography Grade 10 Term 1 Test PDF CYB-024
Key terms covered include insolation, reflection, absorption, scattering, terrestrial radiation, heat balance, conduction and convection.
The test consists of 7 pages. Question 1 opens with a matching exercise on the exchange of heat energy between the sun, the atmosphere and the earth’s surface.
By the end of this test, learners should be able to define and distinguish between insolation, reflection, absorption, scattering, terrestrial radiation, heat balance, conduction and convection.