Atmosphere And Environment Quiz

12 Questions | By Nxr2128 | Updated: Mar 22, 2022 | Attempts: 1337

Questions

Settings

Create your own Quiz

A quiz testing knowledge of atmosphere and environment syllabus

Questions and Answers

1.

What percentage does nitrogen hold in the volume of clean air in the atmosphere?
- A.
  
  10 %
- B.
  
  0.03%
- C.
  
  78%
- D.
  
  21%
2.

Greenhouse gases only bring harmful effects to the Earth.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
3.

Which of these is not a greenhouse gas?
- A.
  
  Carbon dioxide
- B.
  
  Oxygen
- C.
  
  Methane
- D.
  
  Sulfur dioxide
4.

Which of these is not a way where carbon monoxide is formed?
- A.
  
  Wood stoves
- B.
  
  Tobacco smoke
- C.
  
  Lightning activities
- D.
  
  Leaing chimneys and furnaces
5.

Which of these is false?
- A.
  
  Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide causes respiratory problems which may lead to cancer or respiratory illnesses.
- B.
  
  When acidic rain gets onto buildings and structures, they help to polish the surface.
- C.
  
  When acidic rain seeps through the soils, it acidifies the soil, which in turn destroy plants growing on the acidic soil.
- D.
  
  When acidic rain gets into water bodies, it changes the pH of the water, causing aquatic life to die as the environment is too acidic.
6.

What is usually the colour of photochemical smog?
- A.
  
  White
- B.
  
  Black
- C.
  
  Brown
- D.
  
  Purple
7.

Which of these is not a property of ozone?
- A.
  
  It is a greenhouse gas.
- B.
  
  It forms the ozone layer which absorbs and blocks harmful radiation of the sun into the Earth.
- C.
  
  Each ozone molecule is made up of 2 oxygen molecules
- D.
  
  It helps to keep the Earth warm
8.

What is CFC?
- A.
  
  Carbonoxyfluorochlorides
- B.
  
  Carbon-fluoride-carbon
- C.
  
  Chlorofluorocarbon
- D.
  
  Chloricfluoricarbon
9.

Living things contain carbon.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
10.

Living things are a part of the carbon cycle.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
11.

Which of these is not part of the carbon cycle?
- A.
  
  Respiration of humans
- B.
  
  Photosynthesis
- C.
  
  Decaying of animals
- D.
  
  Emission from cars
- E.
  
  None of the above
12.

Which of these is not an impact of global warming?
- A.
  
  A rise in sea level
- B.
  
  Desert area will increase
- C.
  
  The Earth will become colder
- D.
  
  Melting of ice caps