ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE QUIZ

A change of one degree on the Celsius scale is ____ a change of one degree on the Fahrenheit scale.

Smaller than

Is in the opposite direction of

Larger than

Equal to

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The mean of annual rainfall in India is

110 mm

110 cm

110 m

85 cm

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The pioneers in xerach succession is the

crustose lichen

mosses

shrubs

foliose lichen

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Ex situ conservation includes

Germplasm bank

Botanic garden

All of these

Zoo

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What is Plankton?

bottom dwelling aquatic organisms

large plants in water

Microscopic floating organisms - Plants and animals.

none

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The type of ecosystem with the highest mean plant productivity is

temperate grassland

desert

tundra

tropical rain forest

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The change of state of ice into water vapour is known as:

Condensation

Deposition

Crystallization

Melting

Sublimation

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The main reason(s) for warm summers in northern middle latitudes is that:

All of these

The days are longer

Only (b) and (c) are correct

The sun is higher in the sky and we receive more direct solar radiation

The earth is closer to the sun in summer

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Which of the following is the most responsible for world water crisis?

Floods

Population growth

Drought

Dams

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Which of the following green house gases trap more heat?

Carbon dioxide

Methane

Trifluoro methyl sulphurpentafluoride

Nitrous oxide

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