MCQ

1. Which of the following is not true about air?

a. Air is a mixture.
b. The density of air is less than the densities of its gaseous components.
c. Air supports burning
d. The gases in air can be separated by physical methods.
2. Which of the following gasas in air is used in welding and steel making?
a. Carbon dioxide
b. Nitrogen
c. Oxygen
d. Noble gases
3. Which statement abot carbon dioxide gas is true?
a. It is produced in rock fuels.
b. It relights a glowing splint
c. It is produced when wood is burnt
4. The different gases in the air can be separated by __________________________.
a. Filtering liquid air
b. Distilling liquid air
c. Dissolving them in water
d. Freezing them
5. The percentage of oxygen in the air is approximately ________________
a. 1 %
b. 12 %
c. 21 %
d. 78 %
6. What happens to burning splint when it is placed in a test tube containing carbon dioxide?
a. Its flame goes out
b. It continues to burn with its original brightness
c. It burns brighter
d. It becomes dimmer
7. If we use a straw to blow into a test tube of limewater, the limewater will turn milky
because our breath contains _____________________.
a. Oxygen
b. Water vapours
c. Carbon dioxide
d. Nitrogen
8. Nitrogen is used for the following purposes except _________________________.
a. To add flavour to aerated drinks
b. To make explosives
c. To make fertilizers
d. To preserve meat
9. The noble gases are a group of gases that ______________________________.
a. Do not have any uses
b. Are very inactive
 c. Slow down rusting
d. Are very light
10. Helium is used to fill weather balloons because it is ______________________.
a. A noble gas
b. Inactive
c. Less dense than air
d. Colourless
11. Which of the following has no effect on combustion, respiration or photosynthesis?
a. Water vapours
b. Argon
c. Carbon dioxide
d. Oxygen
12. Which gas is removed when air is passed through a solution of calcium hydroxide?
a. Oxygen
b. Carbon dioxide
c. Nitrogen
d. Hydrogen
13. How much nitrogen is there in 100 cm3 of air?
a. 0.03 cm3
b. 1 cm3
c. 21 cm3
d. 78 cm3
14. Complete the following table that shows the composition of air.
Type of gas Percentage by volume in air
0.03%
1%
21%
78%
15. Name the gas in the air that:
a. Supports burning,

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b. Is dissolved in soft drinks,

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c. Is used as a raw materials in the manufacture of fertilizers.

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16. State two properties of oxygen gas.

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 17. How would the composition of air change if there is large increase in burning of fuels?

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18. Is air a mixture? Give two reasons to support your answer.

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19. You are given a closed bottle containing a gas. Describe a test that you can carry out to
confirm that the gas is carbon dioxide.

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20. Forty students are in a classroom with all the windows and doors closed, describe the
changes in the composition of air after 10 minutes.

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21. A gas jar of air is inverted over a burning candle.

a. What would you observe when the gas jar of air is inverted over the burning candle?

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b. What gas Is used up when the candle burns?

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c. What gas is produced when the candle burns?

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d. What would you observe if the gas jar contains nitrogen instead of air?

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