CHAPTER 5 :

THE AIR AROUND US

5.1 The Composition of Air
5.2 The Properties of Oxygen &
Carbon Dioxide
5.3 Oxygen is Needed for Respiration
5.4 Oxygen is Needed for Combustion
5.5 Air Pollution
5.6 The Importance of Keeping the Air
Clean
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 5.1 : THE COMPOSITION OF AIR
So what
you can
According to find within
the previous the air
chapter, still itself?
remember
air is
categorized
under which
group?

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 Try to
find out
as many
words as
you can
from the
word-
search
given.
What are
the
words
that you
can find
from it?
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 INERT GASES
Inert gases do not react
with other substances
easily.
1. Also called rare
gases because they
are very little in
proportion as
compared to other
gases.
2. The most common
inert gases found
in air is helium,
argon, neon. Prepared by Ms Sue Soh
 WATER VAPOUR
Is released into the air
through :-
1. RESPIRATION
2. COMBUSTION
3. TRANSPIRATION
4. EVAPORATION

The percentage of
water vapour in the air
is known as air
humidity which affects
the weather in a
region
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 DUST & MICROORGANISMS

Dust comes from the

soil, construction sites,
and the burning of
fuels.

Microbes are invisible

to the naked eye for eg,
1. Bacteria, viruses,
tiny fungi
2. Most are inactive,
thus they are not
dangerous.
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COMPOSITION OF AIR

Each component
of the air is
present in a
certain average
percentage
depends on the
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places & time
 COMPOSITION OF AIR

Try to recall
what you have
just learnt.
Draw a pie
chart in the
NOTE BOOK
showing the
composition of
air.
Dont forget to
list out all the
percentage and
constituents of
air!! Prepared by Ms Sue Soh