DELHI WORLD PUBLIC SCHOOL, AJMER
Class-6, Subject- Science
Air Around Us
FILL IN THE BLANKS
Q.1 The ______ makes the windmill rotate.
Q.2 Air is a ______ of some gases.
Q.3 A weather cock shows the ______ in which the air is moving at that place.
Q.4 Mountaineers carry oxygen ______ with them, while climbing high mountains.
Q.5 Air occupies__________
Q.6 The major part of air is ____________
Q.7 The organisms that live in soil also need ____________ to respire.
TRUE/FALSE STATEMENTS
Q.8 Plants consume oxygen for respiration.
Q.9 Plants produce oxygen during the process of making their own food.
Q.10 Air helps in the movements of sailing yachts and glider but plays no role in the flight of
birds and aeroplanes.
Q.11 Air does not occupy any space.
Q.12 Air in motion is called wind.
Q.13 Burning can occur only in the presence of nitrogen.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
Q.14 Which of the following statements is incorrect?
(A) All living things require air to breathe.
(B) We can feel air but we cannot see it.
(C) Moving air makes it possible to fly a kite.
(D) Air is present everywhere but not in soil.
Q.15 What is not true about air?
(A) It makes the windmill rotate.
(B) It helps in the movements of aeroplanes.
(C) Birds can fly due to presence of air.
(D) It has no role in water cycle.
Q.16 Ravi took an empty plastic bottle, turned it upside down and dipped its open mouth into a
bucket filled with water. He then tilted the bottle slightly and made the following observations.
(i) Bubbles of air came out from the bottle.
(ii) Some water entered the bottle.
(iii) Nitrogen gas came out in the form of bubbles and oxygen got dissolved in water.
(iv) No bubbles formed, only water entered the bottle. Which observations is/are correct?
(A) (i) and (ii)
(B) (iv) only
(C) (iii) and (iv)
(D) (i) only
Q.17 The components of air which are harmful to living beings are
(A) nitrogen and carbon dioxide.
(B) dust and water vapour.
(C) dust and smoke.
(D) smoke and water vapour.
Q.18 Air is a/an –
(A) element
(B) mixture
(C) compound
(D) none of these
Q.19 Which gas in the atmosphere is essential for respiration?
(A) Oxygen
(B) Nitrogen
(C) Carbon dioxide
(D) Argon
Q.20 Mountaineers carry ......... in cylinder.
(A) Caron dioxide
(B) Oxygen
(C) air
(D) Nitrogen
Q.21 We inhale air through –
(A) ear (B) eye (C) nose (D) none
Q.22 Air is a mixture of –
(A) oxygen and nitrogen
(B) water vapour and CO2
(C) dust particle and smoke
(D) all of the above