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Geobiochemical cycle - class-VIII

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Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?

  1. Carbon dioxide

  2. Sulphur dioxide

  3. Methane

  4. Nitrogen


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Greenhouse gases present in the atmosphere trap the radiations and do not allow heat to leave. Examples of greenhouse gases include carbon dioxide, methane, sulphur dioxide.

Increased level of greenhouse gases causes global warming which will result in:

  1. biomagnification

  2. eutrophication

  3. melting of glaciers

  4. ozone depletion


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The earth's atmosphere traps the heat from the sun, preventing it from escaping into space is the greenhouse effect. This is mainly caused by deforestation. This results in an increase in average temperature of the atmosphere due to which glaciers start melting and there is a rise in sea level. 

Few pollutants and their effects are listed below.
Mark the incorrect match.

  1. Phosphate fertilizers in water - Eutrophication

  2. Hydrogen released in air - Global warming

  3. Sewage disposed in water - Increase in BOD level

  4. Carbon dioxide in air - Acid rain


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Global warming occurs when gases like carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere absorb sunlight and solar radiation. They trap the heat and increase the temperature on the earth's surface. 

Global warming is due to greenhouse effect. The greenhouse gas include:

  1. $CO _2$

  2. Oxides of nitrogen

  3. Both a & b

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Global warming is due to Green Effect due to increase in the concentration of $CO _2$ by human activities like burning fossil fuels.

( Global warming in the overall temperature of the Earth's atmosphere due to the greenhouse effect caused by the increased levels of $CO _2,CFCs$ and other pollutants. )

Green house effect can be reduced by:

  1. growing trees and forests

  2. use of faulty refrigerators

  3. burning of fossil fuels

  4. the use of natural gas


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

By growing trees and foresets, we can reduce level of carbon dioxide in atmosphere so we can reduce green house effect.

If $CCl _{3}$F is present in the stratosphere, it will react with which of the following:
A) Ozone    B) $N _{2}$     C)$CO _{2}$

  1. A

  2. B

  3. A & B

  4. C & A


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Chlorofluorocarbon causes depletion of ozone, so, $CCl _{3}F$ will react with ozone in the stratosphere.

On warming formic acid with ammoniacal silver nitrate, the product formed is 

  1. silver oxide

  2. metallic silver

  3. formaldehyde

  4. silver formate


Correct Option: B

Greenhouse effect keeps the earth surface:

  1. cold at night

  2. dusty and cold

  3. warm at night

  4. moist


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Due to greenhouse effect, the sunlight that Earth gets in daytime is trapped inside the Earth's atmosphere and in night the same energy keeps the Earth's surface warm.

Carbon dioxide and methane are the two major components of greenhouse.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

$CO _2, CH _4, N _2O, CFCs$ and $CO$ are the greenhouse gases. They are good at trapping heat and led to the melting of glaciers.

The main reasons for deforestation are:

  1. rapid increase in the population of human beings and their livestock

  2. urbanization and human settlements

  3. cutting down of trees for obtaining fuel

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The main reasons for deforestation are-rapid increase in the population of human beings and their livestock, urbanization and human settlements, cutting down of trees for obtaining fuel.

What are the advantages of chlorofluorocarbons? 

  1. Excellent refrigerants

  2. Very good propellants

  3. Useful in firefighting

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The advantages of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are given below: 

1. Excellent refrigerants: low boiling point, uncreative. 
2. Very good propellants: low toxicity
3. Useful in firefighting

The radiations from the sun is trapped by the earth's atmosphere. This effect is called :

  1. green house effect

  2. nursery effect

  3. trapping effect

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A

Earth's greenhouse effect causes:

  1. warmer surface temperatures

  2. cooler surface temperature

  3. there is no change in surface temperature

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Earth's greenhouse effect causes warmer surface temperature.

The average temperature of the earth's atmosphere is gradually increasing. This is due to:

  1. global warming

  2. global housing

  3. sun 

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The average temperature of the earth's atmosphere is gradually increasing. This is due to global warming.

Which protocol is agreement of global warming concern?

  1. Kroto

  2. Kyoto

  3. Kramer

  4. Krato


Correct Option: B

The Kyoto Protocol is protocol for :

  1. agreement to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases

  2. disagreement to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases

  3. agreement to increase the emission of greenhouse gases

  4. agreement to reduce the emission of greenhouse liquid


Correct Option: A

The Gangotri glacier in the Himalayas has started melting because of: 

  1. low temperature

  2. very low temperature

  3. global warming

  4. warming


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Gangotri glacier in the Himalayas has started melting because of global warming.

Gases like methane, nitrous oxide and water vapour also contribute towards greenhouse effect, they are also called ___________.

  1. greenhouse gases

  2. green gases

  3. noble gases

  4. acidic gases


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Gases like methane, nitrous oxide and water vapour also contribute towards green house effect, they are also called greenhouse gases.

______ can cause sea levels to rise dramatically.

  1. Global warming

  2. Rock slide

  3. Water pollution

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Global warming can cause sea levels to rise dramatically.

Green house gas among the following is/are:

  1. carbon dioxide

  2. nitrogen oxides

  3. methane

  4. all of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

All the gases above trap the heat energy and radiate energy back to the surface of the earth causing the increase in temperature.

What is the main source of global warming?

  1. $SO _2$

  2. $CO _2$

  3. $H _2SO _4$

  4. $N _2O$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The main source of global warming is carbon dioxide. It causes global warming by trapping heat.

Among the following, which is a greenhouse gas?

  1. $H _2$

  2. $O _2$

  3. $H _2O$ vapour

  4. $HCl$


Correct Option: C
Explanation:


$H _2O$ vapour or water vapour is a potent greenhouse gas just like carbon dioxide and methane.

Which of the following conclusions are made on methane in natural environment?

  1. Methane is produced by methanogenesis in anoxic environment

  2. The concentration of methane is 0.1 to 1.0 $\mu M$ for surface waters of lake

  3. Methane produce in sediment bubbles and diffuses into the water column and is lost to the atmosphere, except during winter months

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Naturally occurring methane is mainly produced by the process of methanogenesis. This multistep process is used by microorganisms as an energy source. The net reaction is:

$C{ O } _{ 2 }+8H++8{ e }^{ - }→C{ H } _{ 4 }+2{ H } _{ 2 }O$

The important conclusions on the formation of trihalomethanes are which of the following?

  1. Chlorination of natural waters causes the formation of chloroform and other trihalomethanes because of the reaction of $OCl^-$ on DOC present in the water

  2. Use of both ammonia and chlorine in water treatment has reduced the level of the trihalomethanes due to the formation of the chloroamines, which react more slowly than free chlorine

  3. Finally, the concentration of the trihalomethanes above 100$\mu$ g/l are considered unsafe for drinking water

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Chloroform, or trichloromethane, is an organic compound with formula $CH{ Cl } _{ 3 }$. It is a colorless, sweet-smelling, dense liquid.

Important conclusions on the formation of trihalomethanes are :

1. Chlorination of natural waters causes the formation of chloroform and other trihalomethanes because of the reaction of OCl−OCl− on DOC present in the water.

2.Use of both ammonia and chlorine in water treatment has reduced the level of the trihalomethanes due to the formation of the chloroamines, which react more slowly than free chlorine.

3.The concentration of the trihalomethanes above 100μμ g/l are considered unsafe for drinking water.

Alkanes are __________ in water.

  1. soluble

  2. insoluble

  3. solvent

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Alkanes (both alkanes and cycloalkanes) are virtually insoluble in water, but dissolve in organic solvents. However, liquid alkanes are good solvents for many other non-ionic organic compounds

Which of the following problems is associated with the burning of coal?

  1. Acid rain

  2. Carbon dioxide emissions

  3. Ash with toxic metal impurities

  4. All of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Coal plants are the nation’s top source of carbon dioxide emissions, the primary cause of global warming. Burning coal is also a leading cause of smog, ash, acid rain, and toxic air pollution.

Solar energy stored in material such as wood, grain, sugar, and municipal waste is called:

  1. fossil fuels

  2. biomass

  3. geothermal energy

  4. natural gas


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Biomass contains stored energy. That's because plants absorb energy from the sun through the process of photosynthesis. When biomass is burned, this stored energy is released as heat. Burning biomass releases carbon dioxide.

 Commercial sources of alkanes include:

  1. coal

  2. natural gas

  3. petroleum

  4. all of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The most important commercial sources for alkanes are natural gas and oil. Natural gas contains primarily methane and ethane, with some propane and butane: oil is a mixture of liquid alkanes and other hydrocarbons.

When the soil of the greenhouse nurseries is sterilized with methyl bromide gas, it leads to a deficiency of:

  1. cellulose in roots

  2. chlorophyll in green leaves

  3. zinc in plants

  4. iron in red flowers


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Greenhouse nursery is a plant nursery where the plants are kept protected by several types of rodent and pest control product. Use of $MeBr$ gas leads to a deficiency of $Zn$ in plants as methyl bromide is very toxic.

Which is responsible for ozone depletion?

  1. $CFCs$

  2. Hydrocarbons

  3. $CO _{2}$

  4. $CO$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Main Ozone-Depleting Substances        

  1. Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)  
  2. Halons  
  3. Methyl Chloroform
  4. Carbon Tetrachloride
  5.  Hydrofluorocarbons (HCFCs)

Green house effect is mainly due to increase in the levels of:

  1. $O _{2}$

  2. $CO$

  3. $CO _{2}$

  4. $N _{2}$


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A layer of carbon dioxide present in the atmosphere prevents the infrared radiations (reflected by the Earth's surface) from going out in the atmosphere. This heats up the Earth's surface and results in green house effect.

Melting of ice caps may be due to :


a) Depletion of ozone layer
b) Global warming
c) Acid rain

  1. a & b

  2. b

  3. c & a

  4. c


Correct Option: A

The correct match is:

   List - I    List - II
 A.  Freons  1.  Rise in temperature of earth's surface
 B.  Ozone  2.  Forms holes in ozone layer
 C.  Carbon dioxide  3.  Protects life from UV raidation
 D.  Sulphur dioxide  4.  Increase in fluoride ion concentration
     5.  Acid rain
  1. A-2, B-3, C-1, D-5

  2. A-3, B-4, C-5, D-2

  3. A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2

  4. A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Freons are responsible for the hole in ozone layer.
The life is protected from harmful UV radiation by ozone.
The temperature of earths surface rises due to increase in the level of carbon monoxide, as it is a greenhouse gas. 
Sulphur dioxide causes acid rain.

Greenhouse effect is caused by:
i) accumulation of $O _{2}$ in the atmosphere
ii) depletion of $O _{3}$ layer
iii) accumulation of $CO _{2}$ in the atmosphere

  1. i and ii

  2. i only

  3. iii only

  4. i and iii


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Greenhouse effect:

  • The progressive heating up of the surface of the Earth is called the greenhouse effect or global warming.
  • $CO _2$ and $H _2O$ block a part of the heat (IR) emitted by the Earth and reflect it back. Due to this, the Earth's surface gets heated up.
  • 50% of $CO _2$ content of air can increase the surface temperature of the Earth by $3^oC$.
  • In addition to $CO _2$, the other greenhouse gases are $CFC$ (17%), $O _3$ (18%), $NO$ (4%) and water vapour (2%).

The gases associated with the green house effect is:

  1. $CO _{2}$

  2. $O _{2}$

  3. methene

  4. $CO$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A greenhouse gas is a gas that absorbs and emits radiant energy within the thermal infrared range. Increasing greenhouse gas emissions cause the greenhouse effect. The primary greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere are water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and ozone

Which of the following is a set of green house gases?

  1. ${\text{C}}{{\text{H}} _{\text{4}}}{\text{,}}{{\text{O}} _{\text{3}}}{\text{,}}{{\text{N}} _{\text{2}}}{\text{,S}}{{\text{O}} _{\text{2}}}$

  2. ${{\text{O}} _3}{\text{,}}{{\text{N}} _2}{\text{,C}}{{\text{O}} _{\text{2}}}{\text{,N}}{{\text{O}} _{\text{2}}}$

  3. ${{\text{O}} _3}{\text{,N}}{{\text{O}} _2}{\text{,S}}{{\text{O}} _{\text{2}}}{\text{,C}}{{\text{l}} _{\text{2}}}$

  4. ${\text{C}}{{\text{O}} _2}{\text{,C}}{{\text{H}} _4}{\text{,}}{{\text{N}} _2}{\text{O,}}{{\text{O}} _3}$


Correct Option: D

The gas that is not considered as a 'green house gas' is:

  1. $CO _2$

  2. $CH _4$

  3. $O _2$

  4. $O _3$


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The gases in the atmosphere that absorb radiation are known as "greenhouse gases" (sometimes abbreviated as GHG) because they are largely responsible for the greenhouse effect. 


The greenhouse effect, in turn, is one of the leading causes of global warming. 

The most significant greenhouse gases are water vapor (H2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) and ozone (O3). While oxygen (O2) is the second most abundant gas in our atmosphere, O2 does not absorb thermal infrared radiation to cause greenhouse effect.

Option C is correct.

Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?

  1. Hydrogen

  2. Carbon dioxide

  3. Methane

  4. Nitrous oxide


Correct Option: A

Which of the given option is not correct?

  1. Greenhouse effect is due to high concentration of $CO _2$ in atmosphere

  2. Green house effect is influenced by gases such a $CH _4, O _3$ and chlorofluoro carbons.

  3. Greenhouse effect is responsible for the warming up of the earth

  4. Greenhouse effect is responsible for lowering the level of occans due to high evaporation


Correct Option: A

What is the effect of release of $CO _2$ gas on atmosphere?

  1. Global warming

  2. Photochemical smog

  3. Ozone layer depletion

  4. Tsunami


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Solution:- (A) Global warming

Extra $C{O} _{2}$ in the atmosphere increases the greenhouse effect. More thermal energy is trapped by the atmosphere, causing the planet to become warmer than it would be naturally. This increase in the Earth's temperature is known as global warming.

Which of the following is a set of green house gases?

  1. ${\text{C}}{{\text{H}} _4},\,{O _3},\,{{\text{N}} _2}S{O _2}$

  2. ${O _3},\,{{\text{N}} _2}C{O _2},\,N{O _2}$

  3. $\,{O _3},\,{\text{N}}{{\text{O}} _2}S{O _2},\,C{l _2}$

  4. ${\text{C}}{{\text{O}} _2}{\text{C}}{{\text{H}} _{4,}}{N _2}O,\,{O _3}$


Correct Option: C

Select the correct statements about greenhouse gases:


A. Carbon dioxide is the only gas in the atmosphere which causes global warming.
B. The greenhouse gases trap heat and do not allow heat to escape into outer space.
C. Water vapours do not contribute to the greenhouse effect.
D. The presence of excessive greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is responsible for global warming.

  1. A and B

  2. B and D

  3. C and B

  4. D and A


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The primary green house gases in earth's atmosphere are water vapour, $CO _2$, $CH _4$, $N _2O$, $O _3$, $CFC$ etc. Thus $CO _2$ is not the only green house gas and water vapours also contribute to global warming.

What is the cause of Green house effect?

  1. Infrared rays

  2. Ultraviolet rays

  3. X-rays

  4. Radio waves


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sun gives out UV, infrared and visible radiation gets received by the earth. The incoming solar energy from the sun is redirected back towards space by the atmosphere and clouds and then some of the solar energy gets absorbed by the atmosphere and clouds. And the remaining energy gets absorbed by the Earth’s surface making it warm. This energy then gets converted into heat.

Now once this heat gets absorbed by the earth’s surface, it is trapped in the earth’s atmosphere and thereby adding to increase the earth’s temperature. This effect is what we call the ‘Greenhouse Effect’.

 Thus, Infrared rays are the cause of the Greenhouse effect.

Hence, the correct option is $A$

Green house effect is caused by :

  1. $NO _2$

  2. $CO$

  3. $NO$

  4. $CO _2$


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
The man-made component of the greenhouse effect is caused by man’s activities that emit greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. The most important of these is the burning of fossil fuels. Fossil fuels contain carbon, and when they are burnt this carbon combines with oxygen in the atmosphere to form carbon dioxide.

So, the greenhouse effect is caused by $CO _2$.

The earth gives up .......... energy into atmosphere.

  1. light

  2. heat

  3. chemical

  4. wind


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Heat radiations from the sun are absorbed by the earth's surface and are reflected back to the atmosphere which is the cause of greenhouse effect.

Which of the following statements is not true?

  1. $CO _2$ is the best fire extinguisher

  2. Global warming can cause acid rain

  3. Burning of coal and diesel releases sulphur dioxide gas

  4. LPG has higher calorific value than biogas


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Global warming may cause glaciers to melt, which may lead to the rise in sea level and submerge low-lying areas but does not cause acid rain.

Greenhouse effect causes:

  1. melting of ice caps

  2. rise in the sea level

  3. submerging of low lying areas

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The greenhouse effect causes the melting of the ice caps and releases other greenhouse gases, $CH _4$ which is heating up the environment and causing the greenhouse effect again. 

Option A is correct.

Global warming causes:
1) an increase in the sea level
2) the melting of ice at mountain peaks
3) a decrease in food production by plants

  1. I only

  2. I and II only

  3. II and III only

  4. I, II and III


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The global warming effect causes the rise in the global temperature resulting in melting of polar ice caps and rise in sea level.This rise in temperature changes the rain cycle and it decreases the crop production.

The release of carbon dioxide into the air causes:

  1. acid rain

  2. eutrophication

  3. global warming

  4. respiratory problems


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The trapping of infrared radiations from the atmosphere and not reflecting it back due to higher levels of Carbon dioxide as a major pollutant which traps radiations. This effect causes the rise in the global temperature resulting in melting of polar ice caps and rises in the sea level.

Gases referred as 'greenhouse gases' are:

  1. $CO _2,\ O _2,\ NO _2,\ NH _3$

  2. chlorofluorocarbon, $CO _2,\ NH _3,\ N _2O$

  3. $CH _4,\ N _2,\ CO _2,\ NH _3$

  4. chlorofluorocarbon, $CO _2,\ CH _4,\ N _2O$


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The most significant greenhouse gases are water vapour (H$ _2$O), carbon dioxide (CO$ _2$), methane (CH$ _4$) and nitrous oxide (N$ _2$O). Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), once used as refrigerants and aerosol propellants until they were phased out by international agreement, are also greenhouse gases.

Cause:

Global warming
Effect:
Ice at North and South poles may melt causing sea-level to rise and floods to occur.

Which of the following can prevent the effect from happening?

  1. Deforestation

  2. Use of unleaded petrol

  3. Use of leaded petrol

  4. Both (A) & (B)


Correct Option: B

Global warming is the result of the increase in ________ in air.

  1. nitrogen

  2. oxygen

  3. water vapour

  4. carbon dioxide


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The $CO _2$ is a gas which traps heat and let to the glaciers to melt, which cause an increase in global warming.

Which of the following gases cause the harmful green house effect?

  1. Hydrogen

  2. Oxygen

  3. Carbon dioxide

  4. Nitrogen


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Gases which cause green house effect are:

$1.$ Water vapour $(H _2O)$
$2.$ Carbon dioxide $(CO _2)$
$3.$ Methane $(CH _4)$
$4.$ Nitrous oxide $(N _2O)$
$5.$ Chlorofluro carbon $(CFCs)$

Which of the following is not a green house gas?

  1. Carbon dioxide

  2. Water vapour

  3. Oxygen

  4. Methane


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Green house gases (GHGs) are gaseous components of the atmosphere that contribute to the 'green house effect'. A greenhouse gas is any gaseous compound in the atmosphere that is capable of absorbing infrared radiation, thereby trapping and holding heat in the atmosphere. By increasing the heat in the atmosphere, greenhouse gases are responsible for the greenhouse effect, which ultimately leads to global warming. Some greenhouse gases occur naturally in the atmosphere, while others result from human activities. Naturally occurring greenhouse gases include water vapour, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and ozone. Certain human activities, however, add to the levels of most of these naturally occurring gases.

Carbon dioxide is the major component of greenhouse gases.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

There are several other gases like $H _2O, CH _4, N _2O, CFC _s$ and $CO$, are responsible for the greenhouse effect. 

Carbon dioxide is also component of greenhouse gases but it is not a major component.

Deforestation leads to an increase in the amount of $CO _2$ in the air:

  1. because the number of trees which consume $CO _2$ is increased

  2. because the number of trees which consume $CO _2$ is reduced

  3. because the number of trees which fix $CO _2$ is reduced

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Deforestation leads to an increase in the amount of $CO _2$ in the air because the number of trees which consume $CO _2$ is reduced.

Which of the following is one of the gases responsible for green house effect?

  1. $CO _2$

  2. $H _2S$

  3. $N _2$

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

$CO _2$ is one of the gases responsible for the greenhouse effect effect.

Naturally occurring amounts of greenhouse gases have a mean warming effect of about _______on Earth.

  1. $33^o C$

  2. $34^o C $

  3. $35^oC$

  4. $36^oC$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

On Earth, naturally occurring amounts of greenhouse gases have a mean warming effect of about $33^ \circ C$.


Hence the correct option is A.

Global warming could result in wide ranging effects on:

  1. rainfall patterns

  2. agriculture, forests

  3. plants and animals

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Global warming could result in wide ranging effects on rainfall patterns, agriculture, forests, plants and animals.

Majority of people living in regions which are threatened by global warming are in:

  1. Asia

  2. Africa

  3. Europe

  4. Australia


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Majority of people living in regions which are threatened by global warming are in Asia.

What causes the global warming?

  1. Burning of fossil fuels

  2. Deforestation

  3. Industrialization

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Global warming is the slow increase in the average temperature of the earth’s atmosphere because an increased amount of the energy 
All the given activities increases the amount of green house gases in the atmosphere and hence global warming.

Which of the following gasses contribute to greenhouse effect?

  1. $CO _2$

  2. $CH _4$

  3. $CFC$s

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Green house causes the greenhouse effect. The primary greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere are carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and ozone.


Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are also a greenhouse gases.

So, the correct option is $D$

Argon is a greenhouse gas. 

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Argon is not a greenhouse gas because it is mostly transparent to the wavelengths of light that is responsible for trapping heat.

Which of the following is a greenhouse gas?

  1. Nitrogen

  2. Oxygen

  3. Ozone

  4. Helium


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A greenhouse gas is a gas in an atmosphere that absorbs and emits radiation within the thermal infrared range. This process is the fundamental cause of the greenhouse effect. The primary greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere are water vapour, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone. 

_________ is a gas in an atmosphere that absorbs and emits radiation within the thermal infra-red range.

  1. Global gas

  2. Greenhouse gas

  3. Green gas

  4. Noble gas


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A greenhouse gas (sometimes abbreviated GHG) is a gas in an atmosphere that absorbs and emits radiation within the thermal infrared range. This process is the fundamental cause of the greenhouse effect. The primary greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere are water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone. 

Black carbon, a potential global warming gas causes__________.

  1. human morbidity

  2. premature mortality

  3. both a and b

  4. asthma


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Black carbon consists of pure carbon in several linked forms. It is formed through the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels, biofuel, and biomass, and is emitted in both anthropogenic and naturally occurring soot. Black carbon causes human morbidity and premature mortality.

The greenhouse effect is useful because:

  1. it reduces water pollution

  2. it increases normal temperature of earth

  3. keeps the temperatures on our planet mild and suitable for living things

  4. reduces greenhouse gases


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The greenhouse effect is useful because trapping some energy keeps the temperatures on our planet mild and suitable for living things. Without its atmosphere and the greenhouse effect, the average temperature at the surface of the Earth would have been very low.

Greenhouse gases cause:

  1. ocean acidification

  2. ozone depletion

  3. smog pollution

  4. all of above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Increases in the different greenhouse gases have other effects apart from global warming, including ocean acidification (by acid rain), smog pollution (contaminated particles in air) and ozone depletion as well as changes to plant growth and nutrition levels.

Which of the following is next to carbon dioxide for its contribution to global warming?

  1. $CFC$s

  2. $CO$

  3. Black carbon

  4. Ozone


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Black carbon is second only to carbon dioxide for its contribution to global warming. Chemically, black carbon or BC is a component of fine particulate matter. Black carbon consists of pure carbon in several linked forms. It is formed through the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels, biofuel, and biomass, and is emitted in both anthropogenic and naturally occurring soot.

Which of the following is a factor that affect the degree to which any greenhouse gas will influence global warming?

  1. Its abundance in the atmosphere.

  2. How long it stays in the atmosphere.

  3. Its global-warming potential.

  4. All of above.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

By increasing the heat in the atmosphere, greenhouse gases are responsible for the greenhouse effect, which ultimately leads to global warming. Three factors affect the degree to which any greenhouse gas will influence global warming: its abundance in the atmosphere, how long it stays in the atmosphere and Its global-warming potential.

Global warming leads to:

  1. increase in actual temperature of earth

  2. decrease in actual temperature of earth

  3. no change in temperature

  4. change in pressure


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Global warming is the term used to describe a gradual increase in the average temperature of the Earth's atmosphere and its oceans, a change that is believed to be permanently changing the Earth's climate.

__________ used as refrigerants and aerosol propellants are also greenhouse gases.

  1. Perfluorocarbons

  2. Sulfur hexafluoride

  3. Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)

  4. None of above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), once used as refrigerants and aerosol propellants until they were phased out by international agreement, are also greenhouse gases. They damage the ozone layer of the atmosphere. 

Greenhouse effect is a major cause of:

  1. global warming

  2. reduction of temperature

  3. acid rain

  4. all of above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A greenhouse gas is any gaseous compound in the atmosphere that is capable of absorbing infrared radiation, thereby trapping and holding heat in the atmosphere. By increasing the heat in the atmosphere, greenhouse gases are responsible for the greenhouse effect, which ultimately leads to global warming.

Full synthetic oils are derived from crude oil or byproducts through a chemical process rather than the __________ process used for conventional oil.

  1. distilliation

  2. fractional distillation

  3. vacum distillation

  4. none of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Synthetic oil is a lubricant consisting of chemical compounds that are artificially made. Synthetic lubricants can be manufactured using chemically modified petroleum components rather than whole crude oil, but can also be synthesized from other raw materials. Full synthetic oils are derived from crude oil or byproducts through a chemical process rather than the distillation process used for conventional oil. The resulting synthetic oil has a more consistent molecular size and therefore tends to have somewhat more uniform properties.

Which of the following is the natural sources of the most volatile hydrocarbon?

  1. Methane

  2. Ethane

  3. Ester

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Methane is a chemical compound with the chemical formula $C{ H } _{ 4 }$ (one atom of carbon and four atoms of hydrogen). It is a group 14 hydride and the simplest alkane, and is the main component of natural gas.In its natural state, methane is found both below ground and under the sea floor. When it finds its way to the surface and the atmosphere, it is known as atmospheric methane

Which of the following is not the source of hydrocarbon as a pollutant?

  1. Man-made sources

  2. Sources of methane

  3. Fly ash

  4. Oxide of sulphur


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Oxides of sulphur do not combine with any other molecule to give hydrocarbon, while manmade sources like industries, vehicles release hydrocarbon into the atmosphere.

Example of primary pollutant:

  1. $SO _2$

  2. $CO _2$

  3. Hydrocarbon

  4. $CO$


Correct Option: A,C,D
Explanation:

Primary Pollutants are the ones which are injected into the atmosphere directly.  Examples include:

  1. Carbon monoxide (CO)
  2. Oxides of nitrogen ($N{ O } _{ x },NO$ )
  3. Sulfur oxides ($S{ O } _{ x }$)
  4. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
  5. Particulate matter (dust, ash, salt particles)

The increase in the concentration of $CO _2$ in our environment in last fifty years, since 1960 is about:

  1. 20%

  2. 10%

  3. 28%

  4. 6%


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Human activities have produced a 28% increase in the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide, from 313.83 ppm in 1960 to 400 ppm in 2015. 

The principal source of volatile organics (Hydrocarbons) is:

  1. transportation

  2. industrial processes

  3. stationary fuel combustion

  4. volcanoes


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Ground-level ozone is formed when volatile organic compounds (VOCs), also known as hydrocarbons, and nitrogen oxides ($N{ O } _{ x }$) interact in the presence of sunlight. Sources of VOC and $N{ O } _{ x }$ emissions include:

large industry such as chemical manufacturers, and combustion sources such as power plants burning fossil fuels.

small industry such as gasoline-dispensing facilities, auto body paint shops, and print shops

Hydrocarbon PCB is called as_________.

  1. polychlorinated biphenyls

  2. polycalcium biphenyls

  3. polychlorinated bicarbonate

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) is the hydrocarbon pollutant from electrical transformers.

Gloal warming is a serious outcome of:

  1. water pollution

  2. land pollution

  3. industrial pollution

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Global warming is among the most serious outcome of industrial pollution, witnessed on the account of the steady rise of industrial activities. Industries release into the atmosphere a variety of greenhouse gases including carbon dioxide $(CO _2)$ and methane $(CH _4)$. These gases absorb thermal radiation from the sun thereby increasing the general temperature of the earth, leading to global warming.

Which chemical substance is a greenhouse gas that scientists link to global climate change?

  1. Nitrogen oxides

  2. Lead

  3. Carbon dioxide

  4. DDT

  5. Nitrates


Correct Option: A,C
Explanation:

Nitrous oxide $\displaystyle N _2O$ is a greenhouse gas scientists link to global climate change. Following are the sources of nitrous oxide.
(1) Fertilizer use
(2) Fossil fuel combustion
(3) Biomass burning
(4) Changing land use

Which of the following pollutions occur due to hydrocarbons?

  1. Air pollution

  2. Water pollution

  3. Soil pollution

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Pollutions occur due to hydrocarbons are air, water soil pollutions. Hence option D is correct.

Which of the following are the source for hydrocarbons as pollutants?

  1. Anaerobic bacterial decomposition of organic matter

  2. Forest fires and trees

  3. Combustion of Fuels

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The following are the source for hydrocarbons as pollutants:
Anaerobic bacterial decomposition of organic matter, forest fires and trees and combustion of fuels. Solvents in industrial operation.
Hence option D is correct.

What is the cause of Green house effect?

  1. Infra-red rays

  2. Ultra violet rays

  3. X-rays

  4. Radio waves


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The greenhouse gases absorb more of infrared rays and emits heat and this heat cannit be escaped from the atmosphere-resulting in heating up of the earth surface thereby resulting in global warming and hence greenhouse effect.

The gas that is not considered as a 'green house gas' is:

  1. $CO _2$

  2. $CH _4$

  3. $O _2$

  4. $O _3$


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The gases in the atmosphere that absorb radiation are known as "greenhouse gases" (sometimes abbreviated as GHG) because they are largely responsible for the greenhouse effect. The most significant greenhouse gases are water vapor $(H _2O)$, carbon dioxide $(CO _2)$, methane $(CH _4)$  and nitrous oxide $(N _2O)$ and ozone $(O _3)$. While oxygen $(O _2)$ is the second most abundant gas in our atmosphere, $O _2$ does not absorb thermal infrared radiation to cause green house effect.


Hence, the correct option is C.

The two gases making the highest relative contribution to the greenhouse gases are:

  1. $CO _{2}$ and $CH _{4}$

  2. $CH _{4}$ and $N _{2}O$

  3. $CFC{s}$ and $N _{2}O$

  4. $CO _{2}$ and $N _{2}O$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Highest contribution to green house gases are $CO _2 $  $60$% and $CH _4$  $20$% which absorbs more of the infrared rays and UV rays and causes global warming.  

Which of the following is not a green house gas?

  1. Nitrogen gas

  2. Water vapour

  3. Methane gas

  4. Carbon dioxide


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Nitrogen is not a green house gas

Increased concentration of ______ in the air is believed to cause global warming.

  1. nitrogen

  2. oxygen

  3. carbon dioxide

  4. none of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

$CO _2$ absorbs most of the infrared rays and heats up the earth surface thereby causing global warming.

Identify the non-Green House Gas (GHG) from the following

  1. Methane

  2. Nitrous oxide

  3. Sulphur hexafluoride

  4. Carbon monoxide


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas that is slightly less dense than air. Carbon Monoxide and other reactive gases Carbon monoxide (CO) is not considered a direct greenhouse gas, because it does not absorb terrestrial thermal IR energy strongly enough. 

Greenhouse gas is produced if oxygen is combined with :

  1. $\displaystyle Na$

  2. $\displaystyle S$

  3. $\displaystyle { H } _{ 2 }$

  4. $\displaystyle Ne$

  5. $\displaystyle C$


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

$C + O _2 \rightarrow CO _2$
$CO _2$ is a green house gas, which act as blanket in earth atmosphere, and cause Green house effect.
Green House Effect:
The Earth gets energy from the sun in the form of sunlight. The Earth's surface absorbs some of this energy and heats up. That's why the surface of a road can feel hot even after the sun has gone down—because it has absorbed a lot of energy from the sun. The Earth cools down by giving off a different form of energy, called infrared radiation. But before all this radiation can escape to outer space, greenhouse gases in the atmosphere absorb some of it, which makes the atmosphere warmer. As the atmosphere gets warmer, it makes the Earth's surface warmer, too.

The purest form of water that is considered to be ________.

  1. tap water

  2. water from wells

  3. bore water

  4. rain water


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Rain water is considered the purest form of water. 

Impurities and salts present in water on earth are left behind during vapourization by the sun. 

These minerals and micro-organisms are present in ground water resources such as tap, well, bore.

herefore, option D is correct.

Natural water is:

  1. spring water

  2. river water

  3. rain water

  4. well water


Correct Option: A,B,C,D
Explanation:
Natural water is defined as the water that is:
1. obtained directly from underground sources
2. has natural origin from evaporation and condensation of sea water
or melting of glaciers.
This includes all natural sources of water such as river, lakes, spring, rain, well water.
option A,B,C,D are correct.
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