Environmental Science - General Knowledge Questions and Answers

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The supersonic jets cause pollution by the thinning of

CO₂ layer

SO₂ layer

O₃ layer

O₂ layer

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Scientists are able to determine the air temperature in the thermosphere by:

Using radiosondes

Using temperature probes in orbiting satellites

Observing changes in satellite orbits

Direct measurements in manned, high-altitude balloons

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What is "Black Lung"?

Occupational Hazard to the miners

Occupational Hazard to navigators

Occupational Hazard to pesticide applicators

None of these

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A permeable rock that contains hydrocarbon fluids and gases is called a/an

Oil trap

Source bed

Oil reservoir

None of these

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In an oil trap formed by an anticline, __________ accumulates on top, __________ in the middle, and __________ at the bottom.

natural gas, oil, groundwater

ground water, oil, natural gas

oil, groundwater, natural gas

oil, natural gas, ground water

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Macroconsumers include

Herbivores

Carnivores

Omnivores

All the above

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Thermal belts are usually found

On valley floors

On hillsides

On mountain tops

None of the above

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The term "normal" refers to weather data averaged over:

At least a day

Several months

One year

Thirty years

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At any given time, ______ of the earth is illuminated by the sun.

One-fourth

One-third

One-half

Two-thirds