SECTION A: Read the questions carefully and choose the correct answer from the alternatives given.
- The physical environment can be protected through……..………………..
a. Building of dams b. Burning of refuse c. Recycling of waste d. Underground mining
2. Environmental degradation is mainly caused…………
a. Natural disasters b. human activities c. Civil wars d. global warming
3. Respiratory diseases can be caused by………
a. water pollution b. land degradation c. air pollution d. deforestation
4. Which of the following does not constitute environmental degradation……….
a. deforestation b. bush burning c. air pollution d. mixed farming
5. The period which marks the beginning and the end of adolescence is……….
a. 12 – 19 years b. 10 -19 years c. 10 -14 years d. 15 -19 years
6. An advantage of chastity to the adolescent is…………….
a. avoiding contracting typhoid fever b. gaining approval from adults
c. knowing blood group easily d. getting the best school to attend
7. A good social environment can be promoted through………….
a. tolerance b. bravery c. competition d. individualism
8. Bullying of people in schools constitutes ……………
a. sex discrimination b. child labour c. sex harassment d. child abuse
9. Which of the following is the main reason for the protection of the physical environment
a. survival of living things b. ensuring adequate rainfall
c. improved standard of living d. ensuring environmental sanitation
10. The most economical way of disposing domestic and industrial waste is by………..
a. burning b. dumping c. recycling d. sieving
11. The environment can best be describe as ………………
a. animals and non-living things b. man and his surroundings
c. man and vegetation around him d. vegetation and non living things
12. The transition from childhood to adulthood is referred to as………….
a. adolescence b. manhood c. parenthood d. puberty
13. Which of the following feature is not part of the physical environment…………….
a. air b. building c. music d. rivers
14. Energy can be categorized into renewable and ………………
a. rewaneleb b. non – renewable c. non – rewaneleb d. non- energy
15. The following are examples of non-renewable energy except ……………………
a. coal b. fuelwood c. oil d. wind
16. Ghana imports energy to regularize……………………………….
a. utility tarrifs b. importation c. Gas d. prices
17. The following are sources of energy except……………………………….
a. solar energy b. wind energy c. sand d. thermal energy
18. Renewable energy is beneficial because they are…………………………
a. sustainable b. recyclable c. finite d. effective
19. Behaviours that goes against the accepted norms and values of a community is termed
a. responsible behaviour b. irresponsible behaviours
c. Good manners d. chastity
20. One of the following is a responsible behavior
a. streetism b. drug abuse c. hardwork d. truancy
SECTION B: Answer all
- a. Explain the term environment. (4 marks)
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b. List the types of environment we have.( 6marks)
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- a. State the two types of energy you know and give one example each. (2 marks)
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b. Identify four uses of energy to man. (8 marks)
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- a. Explain the concept of adolescence. (2 marks)
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b. State four examples of irresponsible adolescent behaviour. (4 marks)
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c. Enumerate four causes of irresponsible adolescent behaviour. (4 marks ) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
