Environmental Science MCQs

Question 1

Two objects, A and B, have the same mass but the specific heat of A is larger than B. If both objects absorb equal amounts of energy,

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B will become warmer than A

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A will become warmer than B

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Both A and B will warm at the same rate

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A will get warmer, but B will get colder

Question 2

In the stratosphere, the air temperature normally:

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Increases with increasing height

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Decreases with increasing height

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Both increases and decreases depending on the season

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Cannot be measured

Question 3

Disease aggravated by air pollution is

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bronchitis

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cholera

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rheumatism

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haemophilia

Question 4

The outermost zone of a biosphere reserve is

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manipulation zone

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core zone

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buffer zone

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all the above

Question 5

The aurora is produced by:

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Fast-moving charged particles colliding with air molecules

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Reflections of sunlight by polar ice fields

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Burning oxygen caused by the intense sunlight at high altitude

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The combination of molecular and atomic oxygen to form ozone

Question 6

Black Buck is a

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Deer

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Goat

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Butterfly

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Bird

Question 7

Towering cumulus (cumulus congestus) would refer to which of the clouds sketched below?

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b

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a

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c

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none

Question 8

The Native Place of Redwood trees?

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California

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Australia

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Amazon

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Thailand

Question 9

Which of the following is not considered a temperature scale?

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Calorie

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Fahrenheit

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Kelvin

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Celsius