Primary 1 Basic Science Flashcards: Air, Soil and Water in Our Surroundings

Question 1

Air is all around us but we cannot ____ it.

Accepted Answer

see

Question 2

Air has no colour, no smell and no ____.

Accepted Answer

taste

Question 3

Living things need air to ____.

Accepted Answer

breathe

Question 4

Air, soil and water are important ____ things in our surroundings.

Accepted Answer

non-living

Question 5

Swinging an open polythene bag through the air and closing it makes the bag look full of ____.

Accepted Answer

air

Question 6

Moving air is called an air ____.

Accepted Answer

current

Question 7

We can create an air current by waving a paper ____.

Accepted Answer

fan

Question 8

We can also create an air current by ____ air out of our mouths.

Accepted Answer

blowing

Question 9

A balloon gets bigger as air goes into it because air takes up ____.

Accepted Answer

space

Question 10

One important property of air is that it takes up ____.

Accepted Answer

space

Question 11

Water is a clear liquid that living things need to ____.

Accepted Answer

live

Question 12

We use water for drinking, washing, cooking and ____.

Accepted Answer

bathing

Question 13

Water that falls from the sky is called ____.

Accepted Answer

rain

Question 14

Large natural streams of water flowing across the land are ____.

Accepted Answer

rivers

Question 15

Smaller natural flows of water are called ____.

Accepted Answer

streams

Question 16

A hole dug in the ground to get water is a ____.

Accepted Answer

well

Question 17

A deeper hole drilled into the ground to get water is a ____.

Accepted Answer

borehole

Question 18

Water comes into homes and schools from pipes through a ____.

Accepted Answer

tap

Question 19

The loose earth found on the ground where plants grow is ____.

Accepted Answer

soil

Question 20

Plants grow in ____ and many small animals live in it.

Accepted Answer

soil

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