Air

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Air is one of the four classical elements– air, water,earth, and fire
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A fan is used to move air.

Air is the Earth's atmosphere. Air around us is a mixture of many gases and dust

particles. It is the clear gas in which living things live and breathe. It has an indefinite
shape and volume. It has no colour or smell. It has mass and weight, because it
is matter. The weight of air creates atmospheric pressure. There is no air in outer
space.
Air is a mixture of about 78% of nitrogen, 21% of oxygen, 0.9% of argon, 0.04%
of carbon dioxide, and very small amounts of other gases.[1][2] There is an average of
about 1% water vapour.
Animals live and need to breathe the oxygen in the air. In breathing, the lungs put
oxygen into the blood, and send back carbon dioxide to the air. Plants need the carbon
dioxide in the air to live. They give off the oxygen that we breathe. Without it we die
of asphyxia.
Wind is moving air. This causes weather.
Air can be polluted by some gases (such as carbon monoxide), smoke, and ash.
This air pollution causes various problems including smog, acid rain and global
warming. It can damage people's health.
Aircraft use propellers to move air over a wing, which allows them
to fly. Pneumatics use air pressure to move things.
Air cannot be seen by the eye.[3]

Related pages[change | change source]

 Air pollution
 Air craft

References[change | change source]
1. ↑ "composition of air".
 2. ↑ Zimmer, Carl (3 October 2013). Earth’s Oxygen: a mystery easy to take for granted. New
York Times. [1]
3. ↑ https://www.sciencefocus.com/planet-earth/why-is-air-invisible/

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