General Science

Practice Questions: Air

Circle the correct answer to the questions below.

1. The water vapour content in desert/dry areas is

A. Different

B. Low

C. Constant

D. High

2. Combustion cannot take place without which of the following

A. Water

B. Zinc

C. Carbon dioxide

D. Air

3. The process of burning in the presence of oxygen of oxygen is referred to as

A. Production

B. Combustion

C. Respiration

D. Reaction

4. The following include the properties of gases in the air EXCEPT

A. Colourless

B. Has an odour

C. Required by living organisms

D. None of the above

5. Which of the following properties is associated with the Noble gases?

A. Has a brown colour

B. Is denser than air

C. They are very active

D. Is less dense than air

6. Which of the statements below is INCORRECT?

A. Dry and Damp air have different compositions

B. Inhaled air has more oxygen than exhaled air

C. The gases in are recycled only sometimes

D. The composition of clean and dirty air is different

7 a). The pie chart below shows the composition of air around us. Use the pie chart to answer the
questions below.

Letter in Name of
Description
Pie Chart Gas

X
It is needed for burning and respiration.

It is changed into a useful form for the plants Y

by the bacteria in the soil.

It contains one type of gas which is useful for

Z
plants during the process of making food.

(6 marks)

b) The pie chart uses letters X, Y and Z to indicate the components of air.

a. State the percentage of X, Y and Z in air. (3 marks)

X______21%________ Y_____78%________ Z_______1%_______

b. State how the components of air can be separated. (2 marks)

______________________ Air is a homogeneous mixture and can be separated into its components

by fractional distillation. ____________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

c) From the pie chart above, list two uses of any two gases.

(i)Gas______________Oxygen__________________ (1 mark)

Uses (a)
_______Metallurgy________________________________________________________________
(b)_______Respiration_______________________________________________________________ (2
marks)

(ii) Gas _______Nitrogen______________________________ (1 mark)

Uses (a) _______________ To make fertiliser

________________________________________________________

(b)________________To make
explosives______________________________________________________ (2 marks)

4. Use the words given below to fill in the blank spaces in order to CORRECTLY complete the Carbon
cycle. (5 marks)

1 2 3

4
5

1______________ Respiration ____________________ 2_______________-

______________ Combustion

3_________________ Photosynthesis ________________ 4______________ Fossil

fuels ________________

5____________________ Decomposition _____________