Revision Worksheet Lesson 8 Air, Water and Weather

I. Choose the correct answer:

1. Which two of the gases given below make up more than 95% of air?

A) Oxygen and carbon dioxide

B) Oxygen and nitrogen

C) Nitrogen and carbon dioxide

D) Nitrogen and inert gases

2. Which of the following statement is true?

A) India is surrounded by water from all four sides.

B) Water can exist in three states: gas. liquid and solid.

C) Plants do not need water.

D) Boiled water contains germs.

3. Solid : Ice : : Gas : ?

A) Steam/Vapour B) Water C) Ice D) None of these

4. Which of the following is wrong?

A) Solid−→−heat Liquid B) Solid−→−cool Gas

C) Liquid−→−cool Solid D) Liquid−→−heat Gas

5. Why is the water cycle important to us?

A) It helps in the recycling of oxygen from the Earth to the sky.

B) It helps in the recycling of water from the Earth to the sky.

C) It helps in the recycling of carbon dioxide from the Earth to the sky.

D) It helps in the recycling of nitrogen from the Earth to the sky.

6. The amount of water vapour in the air is called__________. It is highest in the
______ season.

A) fog, winter B) mist, winter C) fog, rainy D) humidity, rainy

7. Krish is feeling hot on a summer day and sweating too much. Which clothes will
keep him comfortable?
A) Woolen Clothes B) Cotton Clothes

C) Nylon Clothes D) Silk Clothes

9. In Australia, it is hot and sunny in December. The sun is high in the sky and
there are long hours of daylight. Which season is it in December in Australia?

A) Winter B) Spring C) Autumn D) Summer

II. Assertion and reason:

In each of the following questions, a statement of assertion is given followed by a
corresponding statement of reason. Read both statements carefully and choose the
correct alternative from the following.
a) Both assertion and reason are correct, and reason is the correct explanation of
the assertion.
b) Both assertion and reason are correct, and reason is not the correct explanation
of the assertion.
c) Assertion is true, but reason is false.
d) Assertion is false, but reason is true.
1. Assertion: Breathe out on a mirror, we will soon see tiny droplet of water
forming on the surface.

Reason: This process is called condensation.

2.Assertion: Solid have fixed shape and size.

Reason: Gases can flow in all directions.

3.Assertion: Liquid have fixed shape but can’t flow.

Reason: Water changes into vapour on heating.

4. Assertion: Clouds are gaseous and are made up of water vapour.

Reason: Tiny drops of water join together to form clouds.

5. Assertion: Noon is the hottest time of the day.

Reason: During noon the sun is directly overhead and its rays fall straight.

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6. Assertion: Revolution of the earth is responsible for days and nights.

Reason: Rotation of the earth is responsible for days and nights.

III. Answer the following:

1.Why are cloudy days cool while cloudy nights warm?

Cloudy days are cool because the clouds act like umbrella, cloudy nights

are warm because clouds act as a blanket

2. Fatima observed that it is always warmer during the afternoon than in the

morning. Why do you think it is so?

In the afternoon the sun is directly overhead so it is warmer in the

afternoon than in the morning.

3. Raja spreads out a wet handkerchief in the Sun. After sometime, he found that

it had dried. What happened to the water present in the handkerchief?

The water evaporated into water vapour

4. Differentiate between weather and season.

Weather is the day-to-day change in the condition of the atmosphere Eg
Sunny, windy
When the weather remains similar for a few months, it is called a season. Eg
Summer, Winter

5. Write the characteristics of water by observing the pictures.

It can flow easily

It has no shape of its own

It can take the shape of its container

IV. Draw neat and well labelled diagram of water cycle:

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