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    PLEROMA INTERNATIONAL HIGH

    SCHOOL
    .

    Summer second half continuous assessment


    SUBJECT: PHE DURATION: 40 minutes CLASS: YEAR 8

    Name

    SECTION A: Objectives (10 MARKS)


    1. Eutrophication is caused by an excess of: 8. Which of the following is NOT a consequence of
    a) Nitrogen and phosphorus b) Heavy metals soil contamination?
    c) Radioactive waste d) Oil and grease a) Reduced agricultural productivity
    2. Which of the following is NOT a type of water b) Increased risk of cancer
    pollutant? c) Improved water quality
    a) Pathogens b) Sediments d) Contamination of food crops
    c) Oxygen d) Pesticides 9. Which of the following is NOT a method of soil
    3. Bioaccumulation occurs when: conservation?
    a) Pollutants settle to the bottom of a water body a) Crop rotation b) Contour plowing
    b) Toxins build up in the tissues of organisms over c) Urban sprawl d) Terracing
    time 10. What is the primary cause of desertification?
    c) Algal blooms consume all available oxygen a) Deforestation b) Overgrazing
    d) Acidic compounds dissolve in water c) Industrial pollution d) Climate change
    4. Thermal pollution refers to:
    a) The release of heated water into natural water Section B
    bodies Instruction: answer all questions
    b) The dumping of radioactive waste into oceans (20 marks)
    c) The discharge of heavy metals from industrial A day never passes by without humans generating
    facilities waste. Though it is inevitable to generate it yet one
    d) The contamination of groundwater by pesticides must think of the consequences of these waste products
    5. Which of the following diseases is NOT associated from our bodies, factories, automobile engine and
    with water pollution? homes.
    a) Cholera b) Malaria The nature of the pollutants depend on how
    c) Dysentery d) Typhoid fever hazardous they are for instance, the plastics and most
    6. Which of the following is a non-biodegradable chemicals are non-biodegradable. This poses threat to
    pollutant? organisms resulting to bioaccumulation in organisms.
    a) Paper b) Plastic The challenges that pollutants cause is just
    c) Food waste d) Leaves innumerable from famine to extinction of organisms
    7. What is the primary cause of desertification? and many more.
    a) Deforestation b) Overgrazing Pollutants can also be categorized into land
    c) Industrial pollution d) Climate change pollutants, water pollutant and air pollutants.
    Though pollutants cannot be prevented but it can be
    curbed to subvert the adverse effect on organisms and
    the ecosystem at large.

    PIHS Summer Term


    1. Suggest three other effects of water pollution. (3 ____________________________________________
    marks) ____________________________________________
    ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________
    ____________________________________________ ____________
    ____________________________________________ d. Identify three waste that are non-biodegradable. (3
    ____________________________________________ marks)
    ____________________________________________ ___________________________________________
    ____________________________________________ ___________________________________________
    _______________________ ___________________________________________
    b. Recommend three solutions to water pollution. (3 _________
    marks)
    ____________________________________________
    ____________________________________________
    ____________________________________________
    ____________________________________________ Section C: answer one question
    ____________________________________________ 1. Suggest three sources of water pollution. (3 marks)
    ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________
    ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________
    ____________________ ____________________________________________
    c. ‘’though it is inevitable to generate…’’ Suggest why. ____________
    (2 marks) b. Define bioaccumulation. (2 marks)
    ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________
    ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________
    ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________
    ____________ ____________
    d. Describe eutrophication. (2 marks) c. Identify three effects of water pollution. (3 marks)
    ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________
    ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________
    ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________
    ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________
    ________________ ________________
    2. Describe bioaccumulation. (3 marks) d. List two sources of water pollution. (2 marking)
    ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________
    ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________
    ____________________________________________ ________
    ____________ 2. Water pollution can cause famine. Discuss. (2
    b. What does it mean when a waste is said to be non- marks)
    biodegradable? (2 marks) ____________________________________________
    ___________________________________________ ____________________________________________
    ___________________________________________ ____________________________________________
    ___________________________________________ ____________________________________________
    _________ ____________________________________________
    c. How does non-biodegradable waste affect our ____________________________________________
    surrounding? (2 marks) ________________________

    PIHS Summer Term


    b. Suggest three ways water pollution can be
    controlled. (3 marks)
    ____________________________________________
    ____________________________________________
    ____________________________________________
    ____________________________________________
    ________________
    c. Define water pollution (2 marks)
    ____________________________________________
    ____________________________________________
    ____________________________________________
    ____________
    d. What are pollutants? Give two examples of water
    pollutant. (3 marks)
    ____________________________________________
    ____________________________________________
    ____________________________________________
    ____________________________________________
    ____________________________________________
    ____________________________________________
    ____________________________________________
    ____________________________

    PIHS Summer Term

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