POINTE LARUE SECONDARY SCHOOL

TERM TWO 2023

Gen Science- Year 5, Set 4

Student name…………………………………………………………………… Date…………...

Attempt all questions in the spaces provided

1. Define the following terms: (3mks)

a. Density

b. Mass

c. Volume

2. A body of mass 60g has a volume of 3cm3. What is its density? (3mks)

3. A stone has a density of 3.6g/cm3 and a volume of 9cm3. Determine the mass of the body
(3mk)

4. What is soil? (1mk)

5. State any three uses of soil (3mk)

6. Define the following terms: (4mks)
a. Soil profile

b. Soil capillarity
c. Drainage

d. Soil erosion

7. What are three causes of soil erosion (3mks)

8. State any three effects of soil erosion (3mks)

9. Give any three methods that can be used prevent soil erosion (3mks)

10. What is soil fertility (1mk)

11. State any three way through which is soil can become infertile (3mks)
12. Give any three methods of improving soil fertility (3mks)