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The percentage of oxygen in the air

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which gas is the most abundant in the earth's atmosphere?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Oxygen

c)

Carbon dioxide

d)

Helium

2.

What is the percentage of oxygen in the earth's atmosphere?

a)

10%

b)

15%

c)

20%

d)

25%

3.

What is the effect of oxygen on a lighted splint?

a)

Oxygen extinguishes a lighted splint

b)

Oxygen makes a lighted splint burn even more

c)

Oxygen extinguishes a lighted splint with a pop sound

d)

Oxygen does not have any effect on a lighted splint

4.

What is formed when copper reacts with oxygen?

a)

carbon dioxide and water

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

copper (II) oxide

d)

copper dioxide

5.

Which of these gases are residual gases?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Argon and Helium

d)

All

6.

The percentage of oxygen in the atmosphere is 20%.

How many cm3 of oxygen would you find in 50 cm3 of air?

a)

5 cm3

b)

10 cm3

c)

15 cm3

d)

20 cm3

7.

In the experiment shown above, when should we stop passing the air in the syringe back and forth over the heated copper?

a)

When all the copper turns black

b)

When the volume of air remains the same in the syringes

c)

When the copper glows inside the tube

d)

We just pass it 6 times back and forth

8.

The change in this experiment is:

a)

A chemical change

b)

An oxidation reaction

c)

A synthesis reaction

d)

All three

9.

Which gas (or gases) found in the earth atmosphere can be used for welding?

a)

Oxygen and argon

b)

Nitrogen

c)

nitrogen and water vapour

d)

water vapour

10.

Which of these gases has a variable percentage in the air?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Oxygen

c)

Carbon dioxide

d)

Water vapour