Natural Resources
Description: Natural Resources | |
Number of Questions: 29 | |
Created by: Sharvani Hegde | |
Tags: Natural Resources Atmosphere and its Composition Air and Water Pollution Soil and Minerals |
Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?
Which of the following is not a non-degradable soil pollutant?
Which of the following is not a renewable natural resource?
In which of the following layers of the atmosphere, important climatic events like lightning, thundering, thunderstorm formation, etc. take place?
Which of the following is the topmost layer of the atmosphere?
Which of the following is not a characteristic of renewable resource?
Which of the following is not a source of surface water?
Which of the following statements is/are false?
a. Air is a bad conductor of heat. b. The atmosphere keeps the average temperature of the Earth fairly steady during the day and even during the course of whole year. c. In coastal areas, during daytime, there is a regular flow of cool air from the land towards the sea.
Which of the following gases does not cause air pollution?
Which of the following substances cause(s) ozone depletion?
Which of the following statements is/are false?
a. Ozone is present in significant amounts in the troposphere region of the atmosphere. b. The density of the ozone layer varies greatly, being thickest at high latitudes in late summer and much thinner over the tropics. c. Ozone is a blue gas with a pungent odour and is highly poisonous to the living systems.
Match the following:
a. A-horizon | 1. It contains the unconsolidated parent material. |
b. B-horizon | 2. It is the uppermost dark-coloured layer of soil consisting mainly of partly disintegrated organic debris. |
c. C-horizon | 3. It is composed of mineral soil (subsoil). |
Which of the following methods has/have been suggested by environmental biologists for avoiding misuse and wastage of potable water?
Match the following:
a. Capillary water | 1. It is the water that forms an extremely thin, tightly held film around the soil particles. |
b. Hygroscopic water | 2. It is the small portion of soil water that is chemically bound with soil materials. |
c. Combined water | 3. It is the water that moves against the pull of gravity when tiny pore spaces in the soil act as capillaries. |
Match the following ||| |---|---| |a. Sandy soil|1. It is compact and can hold water, but cannot trap air. | |b. Clayey soil|2. It has good water holding capacity and is porous to allow aeration of roots. | |c. Loamy soil|3. It is found in desert areas and cannot hold much water. |
The biomagnification of which of the following chemicals in the fishes through a food chain results in 'Minamata disease' in the fish-eating population of the region?
Which of the following cause/causes water pollution?
a. Sewage b. Industrial waste c. Synthetic soaps and detergents
Which of the following is not a point source of water pollution?
Which of the following is a positive effect of soil erosion?
Which of the following elements has sedimentary biogeochemical cycles?
Which of the following is a nitrogen fixing bacteria?
Which of the following plays the role of conversion of nitrogen, containing proteins of dead plants and animals, into ammonia?
Which of the following follows the growth of lichens on barren rocks?
The conversion of nitrogen containing proteins of dead plants and animals into ammonia is called
Which of the following forms the largest global reservoir of water?
Match the following ||| |---|---| |a. Alluvial soil|1. It consists of sand, stones, clay, shales and limestones and also contains a good amount of humus. | |b. Desert soil|2. It is coarse, sandy and porous, is greyish brown in colour and is rich in minerals. | |c. Mountainous soil|3. It is layered and consists of smooth round particles and contains gravel, sand and clay. |
Which of the following plays the role of nitrification in the nitrogen cycle?
Match the following:
a. Physical weathering | 1. It involves a variety of processes such as hydrolysis, hydration, oxidation and reduction. |
b. Chemical weathering | 2. It is done by living organisms such as lichens and bryophytes. |
c. Biological weathering | 3. It involves various climatic factors such as temperature, wind, rain water, ice, snow, glaciers and running water. |
Which of the following is/are a part of the hydrosphere?
a. Lithosphere b. Underground water c. Atmosphere