Water quiz for KS3: John Snow and water contamination #2
 
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What had John Snow not been able to convince people of?
Cholera was transmitted through fluid
Cholera was transmitted through miasma (air)
Cholera was transmitted through touch
John Snow was part of the Epidemiological Society of London. What were they the first to do?
Look for clues, treatments and to study diseases
Look for cures, medicines and to study diseases
Look for cures, treatments and to study diseases
What year did cholera return to London?
1852
1853
1854
What does ‘class divide’ mean?
The way in which society is split based on what people can access in terms of gender
The way in which society is split based on what people can access in terms of resources and power
The way in which society is split based on what people can access in terms of age
John Snow tested his hypothesis about cholera using a statistical experiment. What is a hypothesis?
A side of a triangle that needs to be tested to prove or disprove it
A small region of the brain that needs to be tested to prove or disprove it
A theory that needs to be tested to prove or disprove it
What were the names of the two water companies who supplied water to the London district that John Snow had worked in?
Southpark & Ford, and Lambeth
Southwark & Vauxhall, and Lewisham
Southwark & Vauxhall, and Lambeth
Which river did the two companies take their water from?
River Cam
River Thames
River Severn
At the time, what three ways was sewerage disposed of?
Cesspools, streets and storm sewers
Cesspools, streets and sewer system
Septic tanks, streets and sewer system
What was pumped into and polluting the River Thames?
Raw sewerage
Chemicals
Toxins
What two water sources did this effect?
Water pumps and the Southwark & Vauxhall Water Company
Water pumps and Lambeth Water Company
Southwark & Vauxhall, and Lambeth Water Company
What was the difference between the water that the two water companies accessed (got)?
Raw sewerage flowed into Lambeth, but not Southwark and Vauxhall
Raw sewerage flowed into Southwark & Vauxhall, but not Lambeth
Raw sewerage flowed into Southwark & Vauxhall, and Lambeth
A classic AB test is to compare two items. What two items did John Snow compare?
River Thames water with Southwark & Vauxhall water
River Thames water with Lambeth water
Southwark & Vauxhall water with Lambeth water
How did John Snow collect his data for his AB test?
Asking questions, official documents and chemical analysis
Questionnaires, official documents and chemical analysis
Asking questions, diaries and chemical analysis
What were the results of John Snow’s AB test?
Lambeth water had four times more salt (Na) than Southwark & Vauxhall water
Southwark & Vauxhall water had four times more water than salt (Na) than Lambeth water
Southwark & Vauxhall water had four times more salt (Na) than Lambeth water
How many deaths did John Snow record in one month?
36 out of 42
38 out of 44
38 out of 42
What was the event in Broad Street on 3rd September 1854 likened to?
The Great Plague of London 1665 - 1666
The Great Fire of London 1666
The English Civil War 1642 - 1651
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