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AIR & ATMOSPHERE - QUIZ

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Atmosphere may extend beyond over ______ km above the earth's surface

a)

340

b)

220

c)

320

d)

400

2.

ABOUT WHAT PART OF OXYGEN IS PRESENT IN AIR

a)

ONE-FORTH

b)

ONE-THIRD

c)

ONE-SIXTH

d)

ONE-FIFTH

3.

who was the scientist who named the ACTIVE AND INAVTIVE components

a)

John Mayow

b)

Antoine Lavoisier

c)

Joseph Priestly

d)

None of these

4.

What is the distance of troposphere from the earth .

a)

0 to 20 km

b)

0 to 10

c)

0 to 10 km

d)

o to 30 km

5.

The study of earth's atmosphere is known as -

a)

atmospheric study

b)

earth's atmosphere

c)

Aerology

d)

none of these

6.

the atmosphere becomes thinner with ___________ altitude

a)

Increasing

b)

Decreasing

c)

none of these

7.

AIR DOSE'NT OCCUPY SPACE

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

8.

AIR IS HIGHLY COMPRESSIBLE

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

9.

What are the main components of air ?

a)

nitrogen,carbon dioxide

b)

nitrogen , water vapour

c)

carbon dioxide, water vapour

d)

nitrogen, oxygen

10.

name the impurities found in the air

a)

carbon monoxide , oxides of nitrogen

b)

pollution

c)

no impurities are there in air

11.

Phosphorus + oxygen = ?

a)

phosphorus dioxide

b)

phosphorus oxide

c)

phosphorus pentoxide

d)

none of these

12.

Oxygen is used in burning .

a)

true

b)

false

13.

water vapour is present in air

a)

true

b)

falso

14.

Nitrogen dioxide + oxygen + water = ?

a)

nitric oxide

b)

nitrogen acid

c)

nitric acid

d)

none of these

15.

identify the shown substance

a)

nodules in plants

b)

nodules in leguminous plants

c)

bacteria in roots of plants

d)

symbiotic bacteria

16.

carbon dioxide, water vapour & _________ diffuse out of lungs as exhaled air

a)

water

b)

heat

c)

energy

d)

nitrogen

17.

the respired air of animals releases energy which is utilized for -

a)

bodily activities

b)

eating

c)

metabollic functions

d)

none of these

18.

Name two rays present in the sun's rays ,which fall on earth .

a)

I.R & CO2

b)

I.R & U.V

c)

NONE OF THESE

19.

BURNING IS ALSO KNOWN AS -

a)

WARMING PROCESS

b)

HEATING

c)

OXIDATION

d)

COMBUSTION

20.

WHAT IS THE RESULT OF POLLUTION ?

a)

GLOBAL WARMING

b)

CO2 INCREASING

c)

OXYGEN DECREASING

d)

NONE OF THESE