1. Change in rainfall affects farming /food availability
2. It can lead to shortage of food /rise in hunger
3. River overflow their banks affecting crops
4. Frequent flooding displaces people
5. Drought can lead to scarcity of water for humans
6. It leads to hotter or warmer temperature which increases heat related illness
Explain briefly why the noble gases are unreactive under normal conditions.
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Uses of DNA testing in humans
1. To identify genetic disorders in new born
2. To confirm a diagnosis when a particular conditions is suspected
3. To provide information about a couple's risk of having a child with a genetic condition/disorder
4. For identification of crime victims/to rule out or implicate a crime suspect/forensic investigation
5. To determine paternity
6. Medical research
7. To identify disaster victims
8. Establish biological relationship between people
4.
State
(i)
two effects of air masses on the environment.
(ii)
three ways by which global warming can be reduced.
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(i)
Effects of air masses on the environment
1. Destruction of biodiversity
2. Destruction of the ozone layer
3. Makes environment dry/moist/influences humidity
4. Can create storm where two air masses of different temperatures meet
5. Can change the weather/climate
6. Makes environment hot/cold/vary environmental temperature
7. Causes acid rain, etc.
(ii)
Ways by which global warming can be reduced
1. Afforestation/planting of trees
2. Use of LPG (instead of wood for domestic fire)/reduce use of fossil fuels/Using renewable
energy/Using solar energy to produce electricity
3. Use of HFCs instead of CFCs
4. Avoid/reduce bush burning
5. Avoid using driers to dry clothes/Use open air
6. Reduce the use of processed foods/eating plant rich diet
7. Using energy efficient appliances
8. Minimizing the use of cars/vehicles/automobiles
9. Replacing filters in air conditioners
5.
Explain each of the following terms:
(i)
greenhouse effect;
(ii)
climate change.
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(i)
Greenhouse effect is the trapping of infrared radiations in the earth's surface by
gases/carbon dioxide/substances making the earth warmer.
(ii)
Climate change is a large scale or long term/changes in the earth's weather
patterns/average temperature.