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Air composition, pollution and the greenhouse effect
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20 CIE IGCSE Chemistry questions on Air composition, pollution and the greenhouse effect, each with instant feedback and a full examiner-style mark scheme.

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Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

What is the approximate percentage by volume of nitrogen in dry air?

  1. 21%
  2. 78%
  3. 0.04%
  4. 1%
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✓ Answer: B78%
Award 1 mark for identifying nitrogen as approximately 78% of dry air. A is incorrect — 21% is the percentage of oxygen. C is incorrect — 0.04% is the percentage of carbon dioxide. D is incorrect — 1% represents the noble gases (mainly argon).
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

Incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons in vehicle engines produces a toxic gas that binds to haemoglobin. Which gas is this?

  1. Carbon dioxide
  2. Sulfur dioxide
  3. Carbon monoxide
  4. Nitrogen dioxide
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✓ Answer: CCarbon monoxide
Award 1 mark for identifying carbon monoxide as the product of incomplete combustion that binds to haemoglobin. A is incorrect — carbon dioxide is a product of complete combustion and does not bind to haemoglobin. B is incorrect — sulfur dioxide causes acid rain and respiratory irritation but does not bind to haemoglobin. D is incorrect — nitrogen dioxide causes respiratory problems but does not bind to haemoglobin.
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CIE IGCSE Chemistry: Air composition, pollution and the greenhouse effect FAQ

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Kramizo currently has 20 exam-board-aligned practice questions on Air composition, pollution and the greenhouse effect for CIE IGCSE Chemistry, with new questions added every week. Each question gives you instant feedback and a full examiner-style mark scheme that tells you exactly what would earn marks on a real CIE paper. The questions span the full difficulty range — from straightforward recall (level 1) right up to multi-step reasoning and evaluation (level 3) — so the bank works for first-pass revision and final exam-week stress testing alike.
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Are the Air composition, pollution and the greenhouse effect questions aligned to the official CIE IGCSE Chemistry syllabus?
Every question is written against the published CIE IGCSE Chemistry specification, including the exact command words (state, describe, explain, calculate, evaluate, etc.), mark allocations, and difficulty tier you'd see on a real CIE paper. Explanations are written in the style of official examiner mark schemes — they tell you what is being awarded marks and why distractors are wrong, not just whether you got it right. The bank is continually refined to match the latest syllabus updates from CIE.
How is Air composition, pollution and the greenhouse effect typically tested on CIE IGCSE Chemistry papers?
Air composition, pollution and the greenhouse effect appears across multiple question types on real CIE IGCSE Chemistry papers — most commonly as multiple-choice questions in the objective section, structured short-answer questions in the main paper, and occasionally as part of an extended response. Kramizo's practice bank reflects that mix: 4-option MCQs, true/false statements, fill-in-the-blank key terms, multi-select questions, and ordering questions. Working through the bank gives you exposure to every question style examiners actually use.

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