Revision Lesson:

Natural Science-Grade 7
Environmental impacts of mining metals
▪ Chemicals cause pollution

▪ Dust can be harmful to humans

▪ Air pollution causes global warming

▪ Soil fertility is prohibited as it disrupts the

natural habitat and animal species.

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Natural Habitats are in
danger: What does the EIA stand for?
What do they do?

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Environmental Impact of
Plastics:
• Contributes to decline of non-renewable resources.

o Polyethylene comes from a natural gas.

• Pollution

• Drain blockages causing floods

• Negative affects on animals and humans

• Adding to Non bio-degradable items

• Poisonous (due to contamination of soil and animal

health)
Environment Impact of Fuels:
⊹ Coal, oil and natural gas are very
important sources of energy.
⊹ Fuels need to be mined which negatively
impacts the environment.
⊹ Fossil fuels impacting the environment:
× Air pollution (fuel in cars)
× Oil spills (ships) = can kill animals
and natural habitat. This is because of
damaged pipes on oil tankers and
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Time for mindmaps
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 Taste of substances:
The tongue is an organ used for taste. The
taste buds receive sensory information
about taste which is interpreted by brain.
Taste buds are situated on top of the
surface of the tongue but can also be
found underneath and on the sides. There
are separate groups either salt, sour, bitter
and sweet. Helps you choose which foods
you like and which foods you don’t like

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 *** remember neutrals are

Properties of acids:
water, salt water solution
(saline), sugar water solution
and oil.

⊹ Sour taste
⊹ Rough feeling
⊹ Corrosive

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Properties of bases:
❖ Bitter taste
❖ Feel smooth or soapy
❖ Corrosive
❖ Bases that are soluble in water are called
alkali

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 Acid-base indicators:
Blue litmus paper Red litmus paper
❖ Acid – turns red ❖ Acid – stays red
❖ Base- stays blue
❖ Neutral- stays blue ❖ Base – turns blue

❖ Neutral – stays red

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