ENVIORNMENT AND EARTH SCIENCES (MCQs)

The lowest layer of atmosphere is:

  • (A) Ionosphere
  • (B) Troposphere
  • (C) Stratosphere
  • (D) Mesosphere
Check Answer
  • (B) Troposphere

Moving air is known as:

  • (A) Wind
  • (B) Climate
  • (C) Atmosphere
  • (D) Weather
Check Answer
  • (A) Wind

Moisture capacity of air is known as:

  • (A) Humidity
  • (B) Vapors
  • (C) Moist
  • (D) Wet air
Check Answer
  • (A) Humidity

Percentage of Nitrogen by volume in dry air is approximately:

  • (A) 70%
  • (B) 74%
  • (C) 78%
  • (D) 80%
Check Answer
  • (C) 78%

Percentage of Oxygen by volume in dry air is approximately:

  • (A) 21%
  • (B) 25%
  • (C) 27%
  • (D) 29%
Check Answer
  • (A) 21%

Percentage of Carbon dioxide by volume in dry air is approximately:

  • (A) 0.01%
  • (B) 0.02%
  • (C) 0.03%
  • (D) 0.04%
Check Answer
  • (C) 0.03%

Composition of rest of gases other than nitrogen, oxygen and carbon dioxide is about:

  • (A) 1%
  • (B) 2%
  • (C) 3%
  • (D) 4%
Check Answer
  • (A) 1%

The third abundant gas found in the Earth’s atmosphere is:

  • (A) Oxygen
  • (B) Nitrogen
  • (C) Argon
  • (D) Carbon dioxide
Check Answer
  • (C) Argon

The amount of argon gas is _______ in air.

  • (A) 0.2%
  • (B) O.5%
  • (C) O.7%
  • (D) 0.9%
Check Answer
  • (D) 0.9%

The hardest substance available on earth is:

  • (A) Silver
  • (B) Diamond
  • (C) Coal
  • (D) Platinum
Check Answer
  • (B) Diamond

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