Substances that are capable of contaminating the environment.

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 FIRST TERM EXAMINATION

 

 CLASS: PRIMARY 5                                            

 

SUBJECT: BASIC SCIENCE

 

NAME:………………………………………………………………………  

 

Section A : Objective Test

 

1.)     ___________ are substances that are capable of contaminating the environment. (a) pollution (b) fossils (c) pollutants (d) hazards

 

2.)     The common cause of land pollution is __________ (a) oil (b) refuse (c) faeces (d) water

 

3.)     The washing away and carrying off of the top soil on the surface of the earth by water and wind is _________ (a) whirlwind (b) erosion (c) cyclone (d) sun

 

4.)     ___________ means making the environment unsafe for plants and animals. (a) solid (b) liquid (c) gas (d) pollution

 

5.)     The solid form of waste materials is known as _________ (a) sewage (b) refuse (c) waste (d) dirty

 

6.)     The process of treating waste materials and substances with the purpose of using them again is called __________ (a) management (b) recycling (c) soil (d) metal

 

7.)     The gaseous portion of the earth is the __________ (a) lithosphere (b) Atmosphere (c) Hydro (d) Barosphere

 

8.)     A healthy environment promotes __________ health. (a) good                      (b) dew (c) bad (d) flower

 

9.)     Animals that eat flesh or meat are called __________ animals.                 (a) carnival (b) carnivorous (c) omnivision (d) calculator

 

10.) Domestic animals are animals that live in the bush. (a) True (b) false (c) may be (d) I don’t know

 

11.) Domestic animals .are grouped into _______ (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

 

12.) A female dog is called a ________ (a) bark (b) bitch (c) billy goat (d) dog

 

13.) The animals that are kept by farmers to give them meat, eggs, milk and leather are called _________ (a) domestic animals (b) bad animals (c) production animals (d) farm animals

 

14.) An example of animal that can be kept as pet is ________ (a) goat (b) cow (c) cat (d) lion

 

15.) The frame work of bones in the body is called ________ (a) skeletal system (b) bone system (c) femur (d) Tibia and fibula

 

16.) The organ for sight is the _________ (a) ear (b) light (c) eye                  (d) tongue

 

17.) The two main causes of erosion are (a) water, wind (b) sun, moon (c) star, rain (d) whirlwind, wind

 

18.) Indiscriminate waste dumping can cause __________ (a) air pollution (b) land pollution (c) noise  pollution (d) heat pollution

 

19.) There are _________ .sense organs in the human body. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5

 

20.) The part .of the body that can be used for movement is the _________ (a) eyes (b) legs (c) hands (d) nose

 

 

  Section B: Theory

 

1a.) Mention ten materials that can be used to keep the environment clean.

 

1b.) Mention the four types of erosion  

 

 

2a.) List the two classifications of domestic animals.

 

 

 

2b.) Name the products produced by the following

 

     Animals                                   Product i.)                Cow                          _______________ ii.)              Hen                           _______________ iii.)           Pig                             _______________  

 

 

3.) Mention three items that can be recycled.

 

 

  4a.) The bone of the human head is called ________________

 

4b.) Mention four excretory organ.  

 

5a.) Mention four agents of pollination

 

5b.) What is erosion?       Â