Air

By-Naman
The Atmosphere

The Atmosphere is present all around us. There is It extends up to 1000 km above the surface of the The air gets thinner as we go up that’s why Who
a blanket of air according to earth. Earth climb up to mountain they carry oxygen
cylinders. 90 percent of air found at 30 km above
earth surface.
 • Until 18th century, people thought that air
was a single substance . In 1774 ,Joseph
priestly showed that part of air was the gas
oxygen.
• Air is the mixture of gases, mainly containing
The composion 1. Nitrogen ( about 78% by volume)

of air 2. Oxygen (about 21% by volume)

3. Remaining 1% is made up of gas called
argon (about 0.9%),CO2(0.03%) and small
quantities, Varying quantities of dust,
smoke and water vapour also present
Air supports life
• Oxygen- All living things breathe in oxygen. Oxygen is necessary for them to get energy
from food. Since living things need energy all the time for various life processes, they need
to breathe in oxygen all time. This process of breathing in and out is called respiration.
• Living thing on land breathe in oxygen present in air. The air you breathe in through your
nose goes into your lungs.
• Some animals live in water but how the water organisms live in water? They have gills or
they have moist skins to breathe in water.
• Plant breathe through their tiny hole present in their leaves called stomata.
• Nitrogen is very important for plant it helps plant to make their food
• Carbon di oxide- Carbon di oxide is very important for living beings.