CO dee Ast amd Water rT out a water + Undead te mere - these pictues. Colour the objets that need artAIR Air is all around us. We cannot see it leaves on the trees rustling or felt the cool breeze. This show's that there js! ‘We use air for lots of things, including breathing. The earth is surrounced by a layer of air, This layer is called the atmosphe,, Above the atmosphere is a vast, empty space. There is no air in space. but we can feel it. You must have What Does Air Contain? + Gases: Air is made up of many gases. It has nitrogen, carbon dioxide, oxygen and other ga: + Water vapour: Air also contains water vapour. Do you feel hot and sticky on a rainy day? This is because the amount of water vapour in the air is, very high during that time. ‘+ Dust: Touch an object at home or in school that has not been wiped for many days. There will be a layer of dust on it. Where did the dust come from? It came from air. Air contains a lot of dust particles and germs too. Activity@, This activity shows that air has dust particles. ‘Take 2 clean handkerchiet. Dip it in water and then squeeze It to remove as much water as you can. Now place this wet handkerchief on the window sill of your class. Observe it carefully after a day or two. You wil see that itis not as clean as before. Dust has settled on it, making t ! dirty. You can try the same activity in different places such as your home or playground. This | # way, you can find out which places are more dusty than others. Why do We Need Air? All living beings need air for survival. Let us find out the importance of cir for them. '* Humans and animals: Human beings and animals need oxygen for breathing. You must have seen pictures of mountaineers with big cylinders on their back. Do you Know what do these cylinders contain? ‘A MountaineerThey contain oxygen, which is needed for breathing, While dirbing, mountains, mountaineers need to carry oxygen because air become they climb up, in as + Plants: Plants use carbon dioxide from air, water, sunlight and chlorophyll to make their own food, Plants also take in oxygen for breathing, At n they take in only oxygen, WATER Water is essential for the survival of all living, beings. Plants, animale human beings need water. List any five uses of water, A Chiicen wets 3 cae re does water come from? Water falls from the sky as rain and fills up ; seas, lakes and ponds, It is also found deep under the ground _ Water has Different Forms | Take a glassful of water. Now pour the water into a bow | shape of the water? Does it change? Water has no fixed shape, eee ssp of the veaea in in which it is kept. ‘Take some ice cubes from the refrigerator. Put them in a vessel. They will slowly | meltand turn into water. Now heat this water. The water first starts boiling and then changes into steam. This steam is called water vapour. Hold a plate abov the boiling water. You will see water droplets collecting on the plate. What has happens to theaa errr ete eer cE 10 water on cooling! If y, happened? The water vapour has changed back int at do YoU think ya collect this water and put it back into the refrigerator, w! happen? 4 Water vV sroplets > water ‘A Forms of water forms of water. Ice is the solid form, Ice, water and water vapour are the three jous form. Water changes form when water the liquid form and vapour the gases swe heat or cool it. Water Cycle fo, In nature too, the form of water keeps changing. IntoBits ‘The rays of the sun fall on oceans, rivers and About westhirds of an ponds. This makes the water warm. It changes adult's body is made up of water. into water vapour. Thisis called evaporation. The water vapours rise up in the air. They come in contact with cool air and form tiny water droplets. This is called condensation ‘These water droplets join to form clouds. When the drops get tco heavy, the clouds cannot hold them. ‘They then fall rain. This is called precipitation. The rainwater flows back into the oceans, rivers and ponds. Inextremely cold climates, the water drops freeze. They then fall as snow. This change of water from one form to another is a continuous process and it never stops. This process is called the water cycle,‘A Water cycle the layer of air surrounding the gas we breathe in on dioxide: the gas we breathe out the process by which water into water vapour {will happen to the water cycle if water bodies such as rivers dry up? @ Water gets heated by the sun and rises up 2 water vapour. tr vapors fom Oe Q Water droplets from ‘loud Fall 35 rai. ® Rainwater ils rivers, ponds, lakes and WORD BYTES Condensation: the process by which water ‘vapour changes into water Precipitation: Water Falling dovin as rain or snow Water cycle: the natural cycle of water in ‘which it changes From one form to another= Review Zone. ick (V) the correct answer 1. Which of the following isthe air made up of? i a. Water vapour b. Dust «Gases ahi tee 2. Which of the following i essential forthe survival ofall ving beings? / 6. Both a and a. Water b. Water vapour «Ait 3. Which of the following gases do the cylinders carried by mountaineers contain? a.niogen Wasp 4 kecunge no ihe ling ceitheraorb — d-none of these a. steam ibe jon of tiny water droplets when water vapours Carbon dioxide d.None of these : is the process of formati come in contact with cool air a. Condensation *V.Evaporation 4. None ofthese «. Precipitation {0 Fil in the blanks using the words given nthe bos. (water cyte PY aamosphere douds Tait oxygen 1 Telerofarumounding cance. LIMES 2. The vast, empty space above the atmosphere has no Qua : 3. Plants sient snip dl when they prepare food during the day. 4, .CLO\UCLE. are formed by joining together of water droplets. 5. The continuous change of water rom one form to another in neture s known asthe alan J State TRUE or FALSE. 1. The air that we breathe is free of dust particles. 9. Water has a fixed shape. Boiling water changes into ice. Water exists in four forms, Evaporation is the process by which water changes into water vapour. eaivereasons 10 explain these statements, 1, While imbing a mountain, mountaineers cant oxygen elnders. 4 Ourbody feels sticky during the rainy season, 4, Water vapours condense to form clouds and fall down as rain 44 Alayer of dust forms on the furniture at home. Bh vse A net tothe activi wale ty that requires air and “W’ next to the acti ty that requires varasating- VOM IL. — skiing aa eo vd w can you say that the water ‘cycle is a continuous process? Becong 350 -water eycle in the way you have understood. _f a