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Air

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is the active part of air?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Oxygen

d)

Argon

2.

Which of the following gases when in excess causes global warming?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Neon

d)

Carbon dioxide

3.

Components of air be separated by ........

a)

Separating funnel

b)

Fractional distillation of liquid air

c)

Use of a magnet

d)

Fractional crystallization

4.

Harmful gases produced in a car engine can be handled by the use of ......

a)

Catalytic converters

b)

Acid scrubbers

c)

Ozone gases

d)

Sulphur containing compounds

5.

Why is argon obtained before oxygen during fractional distillation of liquid air?

a)

Argon is inert

b)

Argon is lighter than oxygen

c)

Oxygen combines with hydrogen to form water

d)

Argon has a lower boiling point than oxygen

6.

Green plants use carbon dioxide for photosynthesis. Animals need oxygen for respiration.

............. is essential for seed germination.

a)

Carbon monoxide

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Oxygen

d)

Carbon dioxide

7.

Mr Kigozi said ' It is colourless, it is odourless & it is a silent killer.' Which gas was he referring to?

a)

Sulphur dioxide

b)

Nitrogen dioxide

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Carbon monoxide

8.

Which of the following are coloured gases?

a)

Nitrogen dioxide

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Sulphur dioxide

d)

Chlorine

9.

Which of the following gases is used to quick-freeze food in food factories, and to freeze liquid in cracked pipes before repairing them?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Dry hydrogen

c)

Chlorine

d)

Liquid nitrogen

10.

Which of the following gases doesn't cause acid rain?

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Carbon monoxide

c)

Sulphur dioxide

d)

Nitrogen dioxide

11.

Which of the following gases makes up around three-quarters of the air?

a)

Argon

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Carbon dioxide

d)

oxygen

12.

Which of the following describes photosynthesis?

a)

Oxygen reacts with starch to produce carbon dioxide and water.

b)

Carbon dioxide and water react to produce starch and oxygen.

c)

Yeast uses sugar to make carbon dioxide and alcohol

d)

Carbon dioxide turns lime water milky

13.

Which of the following gases is used in advertising signs because it glows red when current is passed through it?

a)

Argon

b)

Helium

c)

Oxygen

d)

Neon

14.

The fumes from the vehicle above are polluting the air. the gas being emitted above is likely to be .......

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Sulphur dioxide

c)

Nitrogen dioxide

d)

Ammonia

15.

Why is carbon dioxide removed first during fractional distillation of liquid air? Because ...

a)

carbon dioxide dissolves in water vapour to form carbonic acid.

b)

carbon dioxide is denser than air.

c)

carbon dioxide could freeze later and block the pipes.

d)

carbon dioxide does not support combustion.

16.

Which of the following gases has a characteristic rotten egg smell?

a)

Sulphur dioxide

b)

Hydrogen sulphide

c)

Ammonia

d)

Nitrogen

17.

Why is carbon dioxide used in fire extinguishers?

a)

It doe not support combustion

b)

It is lighter than air

c)

It is readily available

d)

It is denser than air

18.

Which of the following are greenhouse gases?

a)

Methane

b)

Oxygen

c)

Carbon dioxide

d)

Ozone

19.

The form of air pollution shown above is ....

a)

Smog

b)

Acid rain

c)

Dust

d)

Fog

20.

Copper reacts with air when heated to form the black powder shown above. Which of the following gases reacts with the copper.

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Oxygen

d)

Argon