Amity International School Noida Class: VI Air Around Us Science Worksheet

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Amity International School Noida

Class: VI
Air Around Us
Science worksheet
I. Tick the correct answer:

1. Which of the following is not a property of air?

a. Occupies space b. Can be compressed.

c. Cannot be felt d. Has mass

2. Usha took a lump of dry soil in a glass and added water to it till it was completely

immersed. She observed bubbles coming out. The bubbles contain:

a. Water vapour b. Only oxygen gas

c. Air d. None of these

3. Assertion – In air there are nitrogen, oxygen, Co2, H2O and others gases are found.

Reason –Air is the mix of different gases.

a) Assertion and reason both are correct statement and reason is correct explanation for assertion.

b) Assertion and reason both are correct statement and reason is not correct explanation for assertion.

c) Assertion is correct statement but reason is wrong statement.

d) Assertion is wrong statement but reason is correct statement.

4. About one fifth of ordinary air is:

a. Nitrogen b. Carbon dioxide c. Water vapour d. Oxygen

5. Which of the following components is present in the largest amount in atmosphere?

a. Nitrogen b. Oxygen c. Water vapour d. Carbon dioxide

6. The amount of water vapour in the air is _______.

a.) Dew b.) Mist c.) Humidity d.) Fog

II. Fill in the blanks:

1. Plants use ____ during photosynthesis and ____ during respiration.

2. The envelop of air around the earth is known as -------------.

3. Air helps in the dispersal of ------------ and ------------ of flowers of several plants.

4. Aquatic animals use ------------- dissolved in water for respiration.

5. The ----------- particles can be seen moving in a beam of sunlight in a dark room.

III. Write true or false for each of the following. If false, rewrite the correct statement by

changing the underlined words.


1. Carbon dioxide present in the air supports burning.

2. Respiration can occur only in the presence of nitrogen.

3. Plants give out carbon dioxide during the process of photosynthesis.

4. Air is a mixture of gases.

IV. Answer the following questions briefly:

1. Why do snails and snakes come out of the soil after heavy rainfall?

2. Why do factories have tall chimneys?

3. Give reason why mountaineers carry oxygen cylinders with them?

4. Write down the composition of air.

5. List any three activities which are possible due to presence of air.

V. Long answer type questions:

1. How will you prove that air supports burning?

2. How will you show that air contains water?

3. How do the plants and animals help each other in exchange of gases?

VI. Picture Based Questions:

a. Study the picture given below and answer the questions that follow:

Suman filled in air in the two identical balloons, X and Y and balanced them on a meter

stick. She then pricked the balloon X with a needle. Diagram 2 shows the observation made

by her after pricking the balloon X.

i. Why did the meter stick tilt towards the balloon Y?

ii. What does the given experiment demonstrate?

b. Observe the given picture carefully and answer the questions that follow.

i. Why is the policeman putting a cover on his nose?


ii. Write about the air quality of the place as shown in the figure.

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