Eccq 1213:Earth And Environment Science Question Paper
Eccq 1213:Earth And Environment Science
Course:Civil Engineering
Institution: Technical University Of Kenya question papers
Exam Year:2013
Answer Questions One and any other Two Questions of Your Choice in the Answer Booklet Provided, Start each Question in a Fresh Page.
QUESTION ONE
(a) Describe the following
i. Environmental pollution. (2marks)
ii. Euhedral minerals (2marks)
iii. Food chain and food web (4marks)
iv. Reverse fault and normal fault (4marks)
(a) Differentiate between a recumbent fold and over thrust fold (4marks)
i. Define geophysics (2marks)
ii. Explain the application of geophysics in the structural zoning of the earth (4marks)
(b) Differentiate between allotromorphic and panidiomorphic rocks. (4marks)
(c) Explain planetismal theory of the origin of the earth (4marks)
QUESTION TWO
(a) Describe the different types of biodiversity and their importance in national development (10marks)
(b) Highlight causes of biodiversity loss (10marks)
QUESTION THREE
(a) Based on the origin and lithological constituents, describe three types of rocks (20marks)
QUESTION FOUR
(a) Describe the impact of air pollution on man and environment (10marks)
(b) With a well labeled diagram, describe a waste (sewage) treatment plant (10marks)
QUESTION FIVE
(a) Explain The process of chemical weathering (10 marks) (b) Explain five preventive measures of denudation of the earth’s unconsolidated sediments (10marks)
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