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Quiz on Air and Wind

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is air made up of?

a)

Water and minerals

b)

A mixture of gases

c)

Only oxygen

d)

Only nitrogen

2.

What percentage of air is oxygen?

a)

50%

b)

1%

c)

78%

d)

21%

3.

What gas do plants use to make their food?

a)

Helium

b)

Oxygen

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Carbon dioxide

4.

What is the layer of air that surrounds the Earth called?

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Troposphere

d)

Exosphere

5.

What happens to warm air?

a)

It stays still

b)

It rises

c)

It sinks

d)

It cools down

6.

What is wind?

a)

Still air

b)

Hot air

c)

Moving air

d)

Cold air

7.

How is wind speed measured?

a)

With a thermometer

b)

With an anemometer

c)

With a compass

d)

With a barometer

8.

What tool tells the direction of the wind?

a)

Anemometer

b)

Wind vane

c)

Thermometer

d)

Barometer

9.

What does wind help to dry?

a)

Clothes

b)

Trees

c)

Food

d)

Ground

10.

What do wind turbines use to make electricity?

a)

Wind

b)

Sunlight

c)

Coal

d)

Water

11.

What does wind help plants do?

a)

Stay warm

b)

Make food

c)

Spread seeds and pollen

d)

Grow taller

12.

What is the closest layer of the atmosphere to us?

a)

Thermosphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Troposphere

d)

Mesosphere

13.

What is the main component of air?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Hydrogen

d)

Nitrogen

14.

What does the atmosphere protect the Earth from?

a)

Cold

b)

Rain

c)

Sun’s harmful rays

d)

Wind

15.

What happens when air moves quickly?

a)

It gets colder

b)

It creates wind

c)

It disappears

d)

It becomes still