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NCERT Exemplar · Class 6 · Science

Chapter 15: Air Around Us

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Long Answer Questions

4 questions
Q17Written answer

Explain the following observations very briefly 

(a) A firki does not rotate in a closed area. 

(b) The arrow of weather cock points towards a particular direction at a particular moment. 

(c) An empty glass in fact is not empty.

(d) Breathing through mouth may harm you.

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Ans: A firki rotates due to the air movement present in the surrounding and a closed area doesn’t support air movement. Hence, a firki will rotate only when placed in an open area due to the presence of moving air all around.


Ans: A weather cock is an instrument which is used to indicate the direction in which air is moving. It consists of an arrow, mounted at its centre of gravity so it can move freely about a vertical axis.


Ans: In an empty glass there is always air present which covers up the space therefore, it cannot be said empty. Air is transparent, weightless and doesn’t have a definite shape or volume, thus, we cannot see it.


Ans: There are many dust particles, gases and water vapours present in the air that we breathe. When we inhale through nostrils, the entry of these harmful particles is prevented by the fine hair and mucus present in the nose as they filter the air but when we breathe through the mouth there’s no such filtering of particles. Thus, they enter our body, reach the respiratory tract and make us ill.


Q18Written answer

Write just a few sentences for an imaginary situation if any of the following gases disappear from the atmosphere

(a) Oxygen 

(b) Nitrogen 

(c) Carbon dioxide 

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Ans: Almost all the living organisms present on earth inhale oxygen or use oxygen in the food making processes (plants use oxygen for photosynthesis). Hence, it is obvious that oxygen is an essential element for survival and there will be no life in the absence of oxygen. 


Ans: Nitrogen constitutes major part i.e. $78\% $ of the atmosphere. Nitrogen is a gas that hinders burning. So, if nitrogen disappeared completely from earth, things will burn at a faster rate. Also, in the lack of nitrogen there are increased chances of dehydration. Nitrogen is a necessity for growth of plants. Although plants does not absorb nitrogen directly through air but they consume it in soluble forms. So, no nitrogen will disturb the plant cycle.


Ans: The ecosystem in which we live, all organisms are interdependent on each other. In this cycle of interdependence, carbon dioxide is produced by animals. During photosynthesis plants intake carbon dioxide and give us oxygen (which many other organisms require for respiration).  In the absence of carbon dioxide plants will not be able to perform photosynthesis and will die eventually, also organisms which depend on plants for food will be left with no food at all and it will disturb the carbon dioxide – oxygen ratio. If there is no carbon dioxide, oxygen level will decrease simultaneously and we know there is no life without oxygen on earth.


Q19Written answer

Paheli kept some water in a beaker for heating. She observed that tiny bubbles appeared before the water started to boil. She boiled the water for about 5 minutes and filled it in a bottle up to the brim and kept the bottle air tight till it cooled down to room temperature. 

(a) Why did the tiny bubbles appeared? 

(b) Do you think tiny bubbles will appear on heating the water taken out from the bottle? Justify your answer.

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Ans: The tiny bubbles appeared when the water started boiling because of the air dissolved in water. When she started boiling the water, the air that was dissolved in the water escaped in the form of bubbles.


Ans: No, tiny bubbles will not appear because when Paheli boiled the water, the air from the water escaped out so there is no dissolved air in this water. Hence, the cooled boiled water will not make any tiny bubbles.


Q20Written answer

On a Sunday morning Paheli’s friend visited her home. She wanted to see some flowering plants in the nearby garden. Both of them went to the garden. While returning from the garden they also observed some flowering plants on the road side. But to their surprise they found that the leaves and flowers of these roadside plants were comparatively very dull. Can you help them to know why?

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Ans: The air quality present in the atmosphere which includes dust and soot particles released from vehicles, factories and chimneys makes the appearance of leaves and flowers dull which are planted on the roadside areas. The dust particles present in the air get deposited on the leaves and flowers and make them look dull.


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