AIR
Air a mixture of different gases.
Nitrogen and oxygen are mostly found in nature.
Gases
present in the air
Air contains oxygen, carbon
dioxide, nitrogen, dust , water vapour, smoke and germs.
ATMOSPHERE
Our earth is covered by a layer like a blanket which protect us is
called atmosphere.
Atmosphere
helps in following ways.
1.
It protects the earth from becoming too hot by stopping
the harmful sun’s rays.
2.
It also helps in escaping the heat from the earth.
Properties of air
Air occupies space, has weight and
exerts pressure.
Air
pressure
As we know, the air in the atmosphere is made up of a number of
gases. These gases press down on the Earth’s surface, exerting a force that we
call atmospheric pressure or air pressure. Although we are usually
unaware of this pressure, it actually presses down very hard – roughly
equivalent to the force of an elephant balancing on a desk!
Uses
of air pressure in
our daily life.
1.
We use air pressure to drink juice from a straw.
2.
While filling the ink inside a pen.
WATER
Water
is the most important liquid on Earth. All
plants and animals need water to live.
Water
cover almost 75% of Earth’s surface in the form of oceans, rivers, and lakes
but very little of this water is fit for use.
Water impurities.
Any substances that makes the water
dirty is the water impurities.
Two kinds of impurities -
Soluble impurities-
which are soluble in water --- salt ,
Insoluble impurities – which are in soluble in water
–mud, oil.
REMOVING SOLUBLE IMPURITIES
EVAPORATION- changing of water into vapour on heating.
DISTILLATION- is a process of getting pure water by evaporation and
condensation.
REMOVING INSOLUBLE IMPURITIES
1.
Sedimentation-EXPERIMENT FOR YOU
Take a platic bottle, fill sand and
water to it shake the bottle and leave it for some time ,you will find
The sediments have settled.
2.
Decantation
Without disturbing the water pour
the water in to a mug,
3.
Filtration
Make a filter paper and than pour
the water. [refer book ]
JOURNEY
OF WATER TO OUR HOME
The clean
water we get in our taps is first treated before being supplied.
Water is treated by
1. sedimentation,
2.
filtration, chlorination and
3.
storage {refer book page 107}