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STARS SCHOOL
Level : Primary 4
Subject :Science
Title :Unit 14 Revision
Day/date :

Name: __________________

Fill in the blanks with the correct answer.

1. Satellites orbit the Earth in the _______________________.

2. Space shuttles and the International Space Station are present in

the _________________________.

3. Meteors entering the Earth’s atmosphere burn up in the

___________________________.

4. The ozone layer is present in the _________________________.

5. Events related to weather take place in the ________________________.

6. The _________________________ is the layer of the atmosphere farthest

from the Earth’s surface.

7. The _________________________ is the layer of the atmosphere closest

from the Earth’s surface.

8. The atmosphere is divided into five layers- ____________________,

________________________, ________________________, _______________________,

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9. The __________________________ helps to keep the Earth warm by

trapping some heat from the sun.

10. The layer of air surrounding the Earth is called the ________________.

11. Some bacteria can change nitrogen in air into a _____________________

that plants can use.

12. Plants need the gas _______________________________ to make their food.

13. Oxygen is needed for _______________________ and ______________________.

14. Air is made up of _______________________, oxygen, carbon dioxide,

_____________________________ and small amounts of other gases.

15. Air _______________________ on heating and _________________________ on

cooling.

16. Air is _________________________ and has the same properties are

________________________.

All answers must be in complete sentences.

1. What is this blue layer around the Earth?

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2. What will happen to the Earth if this layer disappears?

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3. What are the properties of air?

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4. We can continue to pump air into a basketball even after it is

completely filled with air. Which property of air allows this to

happen?

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5. What is air made up of?

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6. What are the uses of oxygen, nitrogen and carbon dioxide?

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7. What is the atmosphere and how is it different at various heights?

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8. The Earth and the Moon are roughly at the same distance from the

Sun. Is the temperature on the Moon similar to that on the Earth?

Explain your answer.

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9. Define the different layers of the layers of the atmosphere and the

events that take place at that level.

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 _________________________________________________________________________

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10. How many types of UV rays are there and which out of them is

useful to mankind?

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Define.

1. Atmosphere:

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2. Exosphere:

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3. Mesosphere:

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4. Meteors:

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5. Satellites:

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6. Stratosphere:

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7. Thermosphere:

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8. Ultraviolet rays :

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