Home / General Knowledge / Environmental Science :: section-13

General Knowledge :: Environmental Science

  1. All oil traps contain

  2. A.

     an impermeable layer

    B.

     an anticline

    C.

     a fault

    D.

     syncline


  3. In the figure below, energy is being transported ____.

  4. A.

     Upward

    B.

     Downward


  5. The geographical pattern of average air temperature near sea level is ____ homogeneous in the southern hemisphere as compared to the northern hemisphere.

  6. A.

     Less

    B.

     More


  7. In the northern hemisphere, north-facing hillsides have a ____ growing season than south-facing hillsides.

  8. A.

     Shorter

    B.

     Longer


  9. The dew point temperature is a measure of the total amount of water vapor in the air.

  10. A.

     True

    B.

     False


  11. The horizontal extent of the ozone hole can sometimes exceed the size of the Antarctic continent.

  12. A.

     True

    B.

     False


  13. Heat waves are generally considered to be little more than a nuisance and are not responsible for considerable loss of life.

  14. A.

     True

    B.

     False


  15. Fog is a major hazard to aviation.

  16. A.

     True

    B.

     False


  17. Suppose two unsaturated air masses mix horizontally. The resulting mixture cannot possibly be saturated.

  18. A.

     True

    B.

     False


  19. Carbon dioxide is a naturally-occurring component of the atmosphere.

  20. A.

     True

    B.

     False