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  1. Acid rain contains

  2. A.

     Sulphuric acid

    B.

     Hydrochloric acid

    C.

     Oxalic acid

    D.

     Acetic acid


  3. Water from springs contain dissolved __________ compounds which are used to cure some skin diseases.

  4. A.

     Nitric

    B.

     Carbon

    C.

     Oxide

    D.

     Sulphur


  5. Which of the following is considered a variable gas in the earth's atmosphere?

  6. A.

     Water vapor

    B.

     Nitrogen

    C.

     Oxygen

    D.

     Argon


  7. The limitating factor in temperate and boreal forest is

  8. A.

     Nutrients

    B.

     Frost

    C.

     Oxygen

    D.

     Sunlight


  9. Eutrophication of water bodies resulting to killing of fishes is mainly due to non-availability of

  10. A.

     Food

    B.

     Light

    C.

     Oxygen

    D.

     Essential minerals


  11. The ozone at ground level is primarily from __________ precursors.

  12. A.

     Fossil fuel

    B.

     CFCs

    C.

     Oxygen

    D.

     Methane


  13. Gas released during photosynthesis is

  14. A.

     Methane

    B.

     Nitrogen

    C.

     Oxygen

    D.

     Carbon dioxide


  15. The earth's first atmosphere was composed primarily of:

  16. A.

     Carbon dioxide and water vapor

    B.

     Hydrogen and helium

    C.

     Oxygen and water vapor

    D.

     Argon and nitrogen


  17. Which gas is likely to be reduced in the atmosphere by deforestation?

  18. A.

     Carbon dioxide

    B.

     Nitrogen

    C.

     Oxygen

    D.

     Sulphur dioxide


  19. In a volume of air near the earth's surface, ____ occupies 78 percent and ____ nearly 21 percent.

  20. A.

     Nitrogen, oxygen

    B.

     Hydrogen, oxygen

    C.

     Oxygen, hydrogen

    D.

     Nitrogen, water vapor

    E.

     Hydrogen, helium