The environmental effects of global warming include all the following except:
1. | Arctic sea ice decline, sea level rise, retreat of glaciers |
2. | Extreme weather, extreme events, tropical cyclones |
3. | Ocean oxygenation and increased alkalinity of ocean waters |
4. | Runaway and abrupt climate change |
The common misconceptions regarding ozone depletion include:
I. | Since CFC molecules are heavier than air (nitrogen or oxygen), the CFC molecules cannot reach the stratosphere in a significant amount. |
II. | Natural sources of tropospheric chlorine are four to five times larger than man-made ones and are responsible for ozone depletion. |
III. | The ozone hole should be above the sources of CFCs. |
1. | Only I and II | 2. | Only I and III |
3. | Only II and III | 4. | I, II, and III |
The levels of carbon dioxide is consistently increasing over the last 100+ years mainly because:
1. | increased respiration by increasing the human population. |
2. | increased worldwide standing crop. |
3. | an increase in the amount of infrared radiation absorbed by the atmosphere. |
4. | the burning of larger amounts of wood and fossil fuels. |
The thawing of permafrost in many areas of the tundra biome as a result of global warming is of concern mainly because:
1. | it will decrease the abundance and diversity of soil-dwelling organisms in tundra habitats. |
2. | the bacterial decomposition of the thawed organic materials will produce large quantities of CO2, increasing global warming. |
3. | Oil and coal deposits will rise to the surface |
4. | migration of the human population will occur towards the tropics. |
The addition of fertilizers is frequently required in agricultural lands but not in wild mainly because:
1. | nitrogen-fixing bacteria and detrivores are less potent in agricultural lands. |
2. | the nutrients that enter the plants are not returned to the soil on lands where they are harvested. |
3. | the agricultural lands are selected for their oligotrophic soils. |
4. | cultivation of agricultural lands inhibits the decomposition of organic matter. |
What is most likely to occur due to continued global warming?
1. | Poleward movement of plant communities |
2. | A fall in the sea levels |
3. | Increased decomposition of organic matter in the polar region |
4. | Increase in tundra regions |
Kyoto protocol commits signatories to:
1. Plant more trees
2. Cut forests for agriculture
3. Increasing nitrogen oxides into the atmosphere
4. Increasing the amount of methane in the atmosphere
Identify the incorrectly matched pair:
1. |
Ozone depletion |
DNA damage |
2. |
Greenhouse effect |
Increased atmospheric carbon dioxide |
3. |
Acid rain |
pH < 5 |
4. |
Eutrophication |
Decreased primary productivity |
The radiatively active gas with the maximum percent increase in the atmosphere since 1750 AD is:
1. | Carbon dioxide | 2. | Methane |
3. | Nitrous oxide | 4. | Chlorofluorocarbons |
Non-biodegradable pollutants are created by:
1. Nature
2. Excessive use of resources
3. Humans
4. Natural disasters