EVENTS CONVENT HIGH SCHOOL
06/09/2021 CLASS-6 SESSION2021-22(SLOT-1)
SCIENCE
Chapter-15
AIR AROUND US
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1. What is the composition of air?
Ans: Air is mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, water vapour and a few other gases. Some dust particles may also be present in it.
2. Which gas in the atmosphere is essential for respiration?
Ans: Oxygen.
3. How will you show that air supports burning?
Ans: Take a small burning candle. Cover the burning candle with a glass jar. After few minutes the candle is extinguished. As the supply of air is stopped due to glass jar the burning of candle is also stopped. This experiment proves that air supports burning
4. How will you show that air is dissolved in water?
Ans: Take some water in a glass vessel or beaker. Heat it slowly on a tripod stand. Before the water begins to boil, look carefully at the inner surface of the vessel. You will see tiny bubbles on the inside. On heating, air dissolved in water escapes in the form of these bubbles.
5. Why does a lump of cotton wool shrink in water?
Ans: Lump of cotton wool has air among gaps of cotton fibres. When water replaces the air from these gaps, the cotton lump becomes heavy and also shrinks due to removal of air gaps.
6. The layer of air around the earth is known as………………….
Ans: Atmosphere
7. The component of air used by green plants to make their food, is………………….
Ans: Carbon dioxide.
8. List five activities that are possible due to presence of air.
Ans: The activities that are possible due to the presence of air, are:
(a) To make a simple firki
(b) To make a weather cock
(c) To breathe for survival
(d) For burning of substance
(e) For photosynthesis
9. How do plants and animals help each other in exchange of gases in the atmosphere?
Ans: Animals and plants use oxygen from air during respiration and release carbon dioxide gas in air. But green plants also release oxygen gas by using carbon dioxide during photosynthesis. Thus, we can say that animals and plants help each other in exchange of gases.
Class 6 Science Chapter 15 VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
1. Name the main component of air.
Ans: Nitrogen gas
2. What is the source of oxygen gas in air?
Ans: Photosynthesis by green plants is source of oxygen gas in air.
3. What is the percentage of nitrogen in air?
Ans: 78.1%
4. What is the percentage of oxygen in air?
Ans: 20.9%
5. What is the source of carbon dioxide in air?
Ans: Respiration by animals and plants and burning of fuel.
6. Mention one necessary condition for the combustion to take place.
Ans: Presence of air.
Class 6 Science Chapter 15 SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
1. Why is air considered as a mixture?
Ans: Air contains oxygen and nitrogen as its major constituents of air. These gases retain their properties in air. So the air is called a mixture.
2. Name the major gas present in the (a) inhaled air (b) exhaled air.
Ans: (a) Oxygen (b) Carbon dioxide.
3. Write the necessary conditions for rusting of iron to take place.
Ans: Rusting of iron takes place in the presence of moisture and air. So the presence of air and water vapour in air are two necessary conditions for rusting of iron.
4. Name a device which uses wind energy to generate electricity.
Ans: Windmills use the wind energy to convert wind energy into electrical energy
5. What is wind energy? Mention its two advantages.
Ans: Blowing air is called wind. Wind possesses kinetic energy. The kinetic energy possessed by wind is called wind energy.
Uses of Wind Energy are:
(i) Wind energy is used to pump the ground water.
(ii) Wind energy is used to generate electricity with the help of windmills.
6. Mention two uses of air.
Ans: The two uses of air are as below:
(a) For respiration all organisms need air.
(b) For burning of any substance air is needed.
