Water and the aquatic environment

Saraswati Vidya Niketan

Integrated Science

Name: Form:

Instruction: Answer all questions. (25 marks) Time: 30

minutes

1. Figure 1 is a diagram of the Water cycle.

Figure 1 Diagram of the Water Cycle.

(a) Complete the diagram above by using the following terms: precipitation, evaporation,
condensation and surface runoff.
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(b) Why should water be purified before drinking? (1

mark)
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(c) Describe briefly how boiling helps to purify water. (1

mark)
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(d) State two other methods of purifying water. (2

marks)
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(e) Toxic chemicals from farmlands are a major pollutant of water ways.
Water and the aquatic environment
(i) Name the most likely source of the toxic chemical from the farmland.
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(ii) How do these toxic chemicals from farmlands reach into water ways?
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(iii) Describe briefly

Question 2

(a) State Archimedes principle. (2 marks)

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(b) State one factor besides density which can cause an object to float in water.
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(c) State two physical properties of pure water. (2

marks)
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(d) State one chemical property of pure water. (1

mark)
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2. Jack and Rose are on a ship called the TITANIC which is far out at sea.
(a) Name one navigational device that they should use at sea and explain how it works.
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(b) Jack and Rose have decided to go SCUBA diving.

(i) Name two hazards of SCUBA diving. (2
marks)
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(ii) Describe briefly the effect of one of the hazards identified above. (2
marks)
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(iii) Jack and Rose were busy, when suddenly, the sail boat crashed into an ice-burg.
What are two safety devices that they should use in that situation?
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(c) Identify two factors which may affect the free movement of object in air and water.
(1 mark)
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