Apeejay School, Pitampura

Class III E.V.S

Revision Worksheet
Chapter- The Atmosphere

Q.1 Fill in the blanks :-

1. The percentage composition of nitrogen in air is _______________
2. _____________gas balances out oxygen in the atmosphere.
3. Lots of use of ___________ _______ like coal, petrol, diesel etc.by the vehicles is the
major cause of air pollution.
4. _____________ gas makes up 21% of the atmosphere.
5. Carbon dioxide gas is primarily responsible for increased _________ _______
Q.2 Which of the two options is the correct answer for the following questions?
1. Why is the increase of Greenhouse gases a big issue?
a) It can lead to a major increase in Greenhouses.
b) It causes climate change and increase in the global temperature.
2. What is greenhouse effect?
a) The warming of a planet due to trapped heat.
b) The cooling of the earth due to air pollution
3. The ozone layer protects us from-
a) Ultra violet rays b ) Increased atmospheric heat.
4. Greenhouse gases, in moderate amounts, keep the Earth’s temperature stable.
a) True b) False
i. When the given activity is performed we observe
Q.3 Think zone that in part a) the water does not enter the glass. This
1. is because
___________________________________________
ii.Whereas in part b) when the glass is tilted we
observe that the glass gets filled with water. This is
because
__________________________________________

iii. This proves that__________________________

2. Rahul saw indoor plants kept in the kitchen of his friend’s house. How are they useful?
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3. Why is the atmosphere essential for life?
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