January test

Unit 3 lesson 3
Diseases such as typhoid and cholera are
spread by …………… of water and food
with germs from human waste .
Diseases spread in this way are………..
diseases .
The best way to prevent these diseases is
to practise good …………..
1) must you always wash your hands
after visiting the toilet ?
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2) describe the symptoms of cholera
.how should it be treated?
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3) what is hygiene? Why is it so

important?
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Lesson 4
we must ……….. water to make it safe
to drink . you can …………water by
pouring it through a clean cloth to trap
dirt . filtered water may still contain
………. So you must ……….the water
to kill germs and make it safe to drink .
the water supply for towns and cities is
treated with ………. To kill germs.
1) Why doesn’t filtering water make it
safe to drink
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2) How can you make sure your

wateris safe ?
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Lesson 5
It is important not to ……….. or………
water . we must all take steps to ……….
Water , for example by reusing washing
water for watering plants . at a ………
plant seawater is made into fresh water .
the consumes a great deal of energy .
1) Describe four steps you could take
at home to conserve water ?
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2) What is desalination ? explain why

we cannot use desalination to supply
all fresh water we need from the
sea?
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Lesson 6

The earth is surrounded by layer of gas

called the …………….. the two most
abundant gases in the atmosphere are …..
And ……… , the temperature , wind
movements and other conditions of the
atmosphere are our …………..
………… from when warm air rises and
cools , and water vapour condenses .
………….. clouds are fluffy fair-weather
clouds; ……….clouds from in layers ;
…………clouds are high in the
atmosphere .
1) Write a short description of the
earth’s atmosphere?
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2) Explain how heat from the sun

causes a winds to blow , b clouds to
from ?
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Lesson 7
Air …….. is caused by dust and fumes .
factories and vechicles are major ……….
Of air pollution . air pollution damages
people’s health , so it is important to find
ways to ……….. it , for example by
burning less rubbish and maintaining
vehicles .
1) Describe two ways in which air
pollution harms living things ?
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2) List four different sources of air
pollution ?
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3) Explain five steps that can be taken
to reduce air pollution ?
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Lesson 8

Dust in the air causes breathing problems

such as ……… an air ………. Traps …...
……….. to clean the air for different
purposes.
1) Explain how an air filter works ?
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2) list four different machines in

which you might find an air filter ?
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3) when must workers wear a dust

mask ?
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Lesson 9
Carbon dioxide and other gases trap the
sun’s heat in the atmosphere like glass in
a greenhouse . this is called the ………
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Because we are burning more fuel and
cutting down more trees , carbon dioxide
is increasing . this causes ……………….
The whole earth is heating up .

1) what is global warming ? what is

causing it ?
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 2) list four ways in which people and
other living things may be harmed
by global warming ?
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3) Describe an experiment to
demonstrate the greenhouse offect ?
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Lesson 10
The earth’s crust is broken into 14 main
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Volcanoes and earthquakes are common
along plate ………… where the plates
move against each other
When plates move apart a ……….. is
created. When plates slid past each other
a …………… develops.
1) Discibe briefly how a the atlas
mountains were formed b the red
sea was formed .
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2) Explain why volcanoes and
earthquakes are most common along
certain lines on the earth’s surface?
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Lesson 11
A volcano is a place where hot ……….
Beaks through the earth’s ……….. in a
volcanic ……….., lava ash and
poisonous gas rise from the ground
These materials may build up into a
……………-shaped mountain with a …..
Scientists try to ……….. eruptions so
that people can be …….. from the danger
area.
1) What happens when a volcano
erupts ?
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2) How dose an eruption affect living

things ?
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3) Describe three observations used to
predict eruptions ?
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4) Explain why it is important to
predict eruptions ?
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