Name of School – Fatima
Senior Secondary School
Science Assignment
Topic- Air: The Breath of
Life
Submitted to – Arun Sir
Submitted by – Mohd.
Asad Siddiqui
Class – 9 C Roll no. – 25
Acknowledgement
I would like to express my
special thanks of gratitude to my
teacher ( Arun Sir) who gave
me the golden opportunity to do
this wonderful project on the
topic (Air : The Breath of Life),
and I came to know about so
many things which also helped
me to learn and understand the
content which I wrote in this
Assignment. Their valuable
guidance and feedback has
helped me in completing this
project.
INDEX :
INTRODUCTION
Air: The Breath Of Life
Air and it’s uses
The Role of
Atmosphere in Climate
Control
The movement of Air:
Winds
Air Pollution And how it
is harmful
Air: The Breath of
Life
We all know about the importance of air
in our lives because it is the main reason
for life on Earth. Without its presence, life
would be impossible, and other planets in
our Solar system are the evidence of that.
Hence, it is a natural resource that
supports life on Earth.
Air is used like all other natural resources.
In our daily life, it is impossible to survive
without it, and there are different things
it can be beneficial for. It is an invisible
form of matter that flows freely and is in
the gasMost air pollution comes from
energy use and production,” says John
Walke, director of the Clean Air Project,
part of the Climate and Clean Energy
program at NRDC. “Burning fossil fuels
releases gases and chemicals into the
air.” And in an especially destructive
feedback loop, air pollution not only
contributes to climate change but is also
exacerbated by it. “Air pollution in the
form of carbon dioxide and methane
raises the earth’s temperature,”eous
state. Scientists describe the composition
of air and its main properties in such
sciences like physics and chemistry.
Many gases such as nitrogen and oxygen
are present in the air in different
proportions.
Air and it’s Uses
As a natural resource, the air is very
useful, just like water, it has lots of
applications. The most critical aspect of it
is that it supports the vitality of all living
beings on Earth, providing them with
oxygen. However, oxygen is not only
useful for living things. Candles, iron, fire,
collected fruits and vegetables tend to
change under the influence of oxygen.
For example, candles and fire need
oxygen to continue to burn. Iron rusts
when exposed to water and oxygen.
Fruits and vegetables will change colour
and eventually become mouldy due to
the moisture and oxygen in the
atmosphere.
Air is a natural resource and is available
abundantly. When we talk about the uses of air,
the first thing that we can say that it is the most
important element that supports the vitality and
well being of all living things on the Earth. Having
said that, just like water, the air is very useful and
it has a lot of applications.
Sustain life and growth
Combustion
Maintaining Temperature
Supplier of Energy
Photosynthesis
The Role of
Atmosphere in Climate
Control
The atmosphere is a protective layer
that safeguards the earth from the harsh
conditions of the solar system. ... During
the day, it prevents a sudden increase in
the temperature of the earth and
prevents the heat to escape to the outer
space during the night. It keeps the
average temperature of the earth steady.
As air in the atmosphere is bad conductor
of heat, it helps to maintain the earth's
temperature by preventing the sudden
increase in temperature.
The atmosphere protects the earth from the
radiations and cosmic rays coming from the
outer space. The ozone layer in the earth’s
atmosphere protects the earth from the
harmful ultraviolet radiations. The dense
layers of molecular gases absorb the cosmic
rays, gamma rays, and X-rays thereby
blocking most of the harmful effects. Tons of
space debris strike the earth every day. It is
the molecules present in the atmosphere that
destroy them before they reach the ground.
The water vapour condenses and falls as rain,
thereby, providing the earth with the life-
sustaining resource. If there was no
atmosphere, the water would have boiled
away into space or would have remained
frozen.
The movement of Air:
Winds
Differences in atmospheric pressure
generates wind. At the equator, the sun
warms the water and land more than it
does the rest of the globe. Warm
equatorial air rises into the atmosphere.
This is a low Pressure system. At the
same time, cooler, denser air moves over
the Earth ‘surface to replace the heated
air. This is a High pressure system.
Winds generally blow from high pressure
area to Low pressure Area.
Prevailing winds are winds that blow from
a single direction over a specific area of
the Earth. Areas where prevailing winds
meet are called convergence zones.
Generally, prevailing winds blow east-
west rather than north-south. This
happens because
Earth’s rotation generates what is known
as the Coriolis effect. The Coriolis
effect makes wind systems twist counter-
clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere
and clockwise in the Southern
Hemisphere.
Air pollution and how
it’s harmful
Air pollution is a mixture of solid
particles and gases in the air. Car
emissions, chemicals from factories, dust
and pollen may be suspended as
particles. ... Some air
pollutants are poisonous. Inhaling them
can increase the chance you'll have
health problems. Air pollution can also
cause headaches, dizziness, and
nausea. ... Long-term health effects from
air pollution include heart disease, lung
cancer, and respiratory diseases such as
emphysema. Air pollution can also cause
long-term damage to people's nerves,
brain, kidneys, liver, and other organs.
Most air pollution comes from energy use and
production,” says John Walke, director of the
Clean Air Project, part of the and methane
raises the earth’s temperature,” Climate and
Clean Energy program at NRDC. “Burning
fossil fuels releases gases and chemicals into
the air.” And in an especially destructive
feedback loop, air pollution not only
contributes to climate change but is also
exacerbated by it. “Air pollution in the form of
carbon dioxide
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