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Air, Respiration & Pollution

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which gas makes up 21% of the air?

a)

Argon

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Oxygen

2.

Which one of the following gases is dissolved under pressure in fizzy drinks?

a)

Argon

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Carbon monoxide

d)

Oxygen

3.

Which one of the following pollutant gases is the main cause of acid rain?

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Carbon monoxide

c)

Sulphur dioxide

d)

Methane

4.

Which gas is the main contributor to the problem of global warming?

a)

Ozone

b)

CFCs

c)

Carbon dioxide

d)

Carbon monoxide

5.

Some advertising signs contain light which makes them more visible and attractive. Which of the following gases produces this light?

a)

Neon

b)

Argon

c)

Helium

d)

Hydrogen

6.

Which gas makes up 78% of air?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Helium

d)

Nitrogen

7.

Which gas is needed to start and keep a fire going?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Helium

d)

Nitrogen

8.

Which gas is very nonreactive, so people use it in sealed food packaging to stop food from spoiling?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Helium

d)

Nitrogen

9.

Which gas in used in most fire extinguishers?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Helium

d)

Nitrogen

10.

Which gas is used inside incandescent light bulbs and stops the white hot metal filament from reacting with oxygen and snapping.

a)

Argon

b)

Neon

c)

Helium

d)

Oxygen

11.

Exhaled air contains all of the following except.

a)

More Carbon dioxide

b)

Less Oxygen

c)

Less Warmth

d)

More Moisture

12.

We get glucose that is used in respiration from which of the following food groups?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Proteins

c)

Fats

d)

Vitamins

13.

What gas is needed to complete the respiration word equation below?

Glucose + .....?..... --------> carbon dioxide + water (+energy)

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Helium

d)

Oxygen

14.

Which of the following pollutants is a toxic, colourless, odorless gas that can cause death?

a)

Methane

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Carbon monoxide

d)

Sulphur dioxide

15.

Which pollutant gas is released from fields used to grow rice, marshlands and grazing cattle as a waste product?

a)

Methane

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Carbon monoxide

d)

Sulphur dioxide