STARS SCHOOL

Level : Primary 4
Subject : Science
Title : Unit 8 Revision
Day/date :

Name: __________________

Fill in the blanks with the correct answer.

1. Bad environmental changes can cause wildlife to lose their

_______________________, ___________________ in the weather

patterns, and loss of _____________________ and

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2. Heat from a volcano can be changed to __________________________

and the ___________________ can be used to grow crops.

3. Growing __________________________ reduces soil erosion and

improves soil fertility.

4. ___________________ is the reduction in the amount of industrial

activities in an area.

5. Selective planting __________________________ the effects of global

warming and reduces soil erosion.

6. __________________ environmental changes benefit us.

7. Earthquakes occur when the ground _________________ due to the

movement of the Earth’s ____________________ and can lead to

landslides and tsunamis.

8. ___________________ are huge waves that move across the

__________________ and become bigger as they approach the coast.

9. ____________________ are movement of rocks or earth down a slope.

10.During volcanic eruptions, _____________________ and

__________________ are released with great force from a volcano.

11.Landslides, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis and earthquakes are examples

of ___________________ environmental changes.

12.The depletion of the __________________ layer occurs due to the

release of chlorofluorocarbons from air-conditioners, refrigerators, and

Styrofoam packaging and aerosol sprays.

13.Gases released from the burning of fuels dissolve in rainwater to form

__________________ which cause stones, rocks and minerals to be

__________________ over time.

14.Having more carbon dioxide in the air traps more ___________________

in the air, and results in global warming.

15.Deforestation causes _______________________ which is the removal

of the top layer of soil by wind and water over time.

 16.Examples of slow environment changes are soil ____________________,

global _______________, ___________________and

___________________ of the ozone layer.

17.Changes in the ___________________ can be slow or rapid.

All answers must be in complete sentences.

1. Is a volcanic eruption a slow or a rapid environmental change?

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2. Is a volcanic eruption a good or bad environmental change?

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3. What are some slow environmental changes?

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4. What are causes of slow environmental changes and their effects on the

environment?

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5. Suggest how deforestation increases the amount of carbon dioxide in the

air.

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6. What is the advantage and dis-advantage of ultraviolet rays?

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7. Depletion of the ozone layer. What do we have to say about it and what is

causing it?

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8. What are some rapid environmental changes?

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9. Define

(a) Landslides:

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 (b) Tsunami:

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(c) Earthquakes:

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(d) Volcanic eruption:

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10. What are moonquakes?

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11. How are changes in the environment good?

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12. What are methods can practice to bring about good environmental

changes?

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13. How are environmental changes bad?

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14. What do rapid environmental changes result in?

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Define.

1. Chlorofluorocarbons:

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2. Deforestation:

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3. Deindustrialisation:

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4. Global warming:

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5. Lava:

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6. Magma :

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7. Ozone layer:

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8. Weathering:

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