Description : Which one of the following Greenhouse gases has the greatest warming effect? A. Carbon dioxide B. Methane C. Carbon monoxide D. Helium
Last Answer : ANSWER: A
Description : Which one of the following group of gases contribute to the "Green House Effect"? (1) Carbon dioxide and Methane (2) Ammonia and Ozone (3) Carbon monoxide and Sulphur dioxide (4) Carbon tetrailouride and Nitrous oxide
Last Answer : (1) Carbon dioxide and Methane Explanation: The primary greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere are water vapour, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone. When ranked by their direct contribution to the greenhouse ... 72 %, Carbon Dioxide: 9- 26 %, Methane: 4-9 % and Ozone: 3-7 %.
Description : Which one of the following group of gases contribute to the “Green House Effect”? (1) Carbon dioxide and Methane (2) Ammonia and Ozone (3) Carbon monoxide and Sulphur dioxide (4) Carbon tetraflouride and Nitrous oxide
Last Answer : Carbon dioxide and Methane
Description : Greenhouse gas having largest contribution to global warming A) Carbon dioxide (60%) (B) Nitrous oxide (5%) (C) Methane (15%) (D) CFC
Last Answer : A) Carbon dioxide (60%)
Description : Which of the following is not including in the Greenhouse gases: C A. Methane B. Carbon dioxide C. Oxygen D. Nitrous Oxide
Last Answer : Oxygen
Description : Which of the following gases cause global warming? (A) Carbon monoxide (B) Carbon dioxide (C) Nitrogen (D) Ozone
Last Answer : (B) Carbon dioxide
Description : Which of the following gases is produced due to incomplete combustion of fuel? (1) Carbon Dioxide (2) Carbon Monoxide (3) Methane (4) Ethane
Last Answer : (2) Carbon Monoxide Explanation: Carbon monoxide (CO) is an odorless, colorless gas formed by the incomplete com bustion of fuels. It is produced from the partial oxidation of carbon-containing com pounds; it forms when there is not enough oxygen to produce carbon dioxide.
Description : The following are green house gases a. Methane, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide b. Methane, water vapour, carbon sulphide c. Carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulphide, hydrogen cyanide d. Carbon dioxide, Carbon monoxide, hydrogen cyanide
Last Answer : a. Methane, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide
Description : Global climate change is being attributed to the atmospheric increase in what two gases produced by human activities? w) ozone and methane x) nitrous oxide and sulfur dioxide y) methane and carbon dioxide z) ozone and carbon monoxide
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- METHANE AND CARBON DIOXIDE
Description : Global climate change is being attributed to the atmospheric increase in what two gases produced by human activities? w) oxygen and hydrogen x) ozone and methane y) nitrous oxide and sulfur dioxide z) methane and carbon dioxide e) ozone and carbon monoxide
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- METHANE AND CARBON DIOXIDE
Description : Assertion (A) : Methane component of greenhouse gases contributing to global warming is about 20 per cent. Reason (R) : Introduction of multi-point fu
Last Answer : Assertion (A) : Methane component of greenhouse gases contributing to global warming is about 20 per cent ... but reason is wrong D. Both are wrong
Description : What refers to the heating of the earth’s atmosphere not caused by direct sunlight but by infrared light radiated by the surface and absorbed mainly by atmospheric carbon dioxide? A. Greenhouse effect B. Global warming C. Thermal rise effect D. Ozone effect
Last Answer : Greenhouse effect
Description : The main culprit of greenhouse effect is Carbon dioxide. But which is the second element contributing most to greenhouse effect A. Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) B. Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) C. Methane (CH4) (Answer) D. High-fructose corn syrup (HFCs)
Last Answer : C. Methane (CH4) (Answer)
Description : The greenhouse effect is caused by the higher level of which gas in the atmosphere? (1) Carbon monoxide (2) Carbon dioxide (3) Nitrous oxide (4) Sulphur dioxide
Last Answer : (2) Carbon dioxide Explanation: The greenhouse effect is a process by which thermal radiation from a planetary surface is absorbed by atmospheric greenhouse gases, and is re-radiated in all ... the absence of the gases. The environmental effects of carbon dioxide are of significant interest.
Description : The greenhouse effect is caused by the higher level of which gas in the atmosphere ? (1) Carbon monoxide (2) Carbon dioxide (3) Nitrous oxide (4) Sulphur dioxide
Last Answer : Carbon dioxide
Description : Greenhouse effect is caused by (1) nitrogen (2) carbon dioxide (3) carbon monoxide (4) nitrogen dioxide
Last Answer : carbon dioxide
Description : Which of the following green house gases has the greatest heat trapping ability? (1) Chlorofluoro carbon (2) Methane (3) Carbon dioxide (4) Nitrous oxide
Last Answer : (1) Chlorofluoro carbon Explanation: Gases that trap heat in the atmosphere are called green house gases. Global Warming Potentials (GWPs) are used to compare the abilities of different green house gases to trap ... 1.2. The higher the GWP, the more heat the specific gas can keep in the atmosphere.
Description : Which of the following green house gases has the greatest heattrapping ability? (1) Chlorofluoro carbon (2) Methane (3) Carbon dioxide (4) Nitrous oxide
Last Answer : Chlorofluoro carbon
Description : The ‘Green House effect' is produced due to the presence of excess amount of – (1) Sulphur dioxide (2) Nitrogen dioxide (3) Carbon monoxide (4) Methane
Last Answer : (4) Methane Explanation: By their percentage contribution to the greenhouse effect on Earth the four major gases are: Water vapour (36-70%), Carbon dioxide (9-26%), Methane (4-9%) and Ozone (3- 7%).
Description : The ‘Green House effect’ is produced due to the presence of excess amount of (1) Sulphur dioxide (2) Nitrogen dioxide (3) Carbon monoxide (4) Methane
Last Answer : Methane
Description : Which one of the following is-a greenhouse gas? (1) Nitrogen (2) Helium (3) Carbon dioxide (4) Sulphur dioxide
Last Answer : (3) Carbon dioxide Explanation: Gases which absorb outgoing terrestrial rediation are called greenhouse gases, such as water vapour, methane, chlorofluorocarbons, and carbon dioxide.
Description : Which one of the following is a greenhouse gas ? (1) Nitrogen (2) Helium (3) Carbon dioxide (4) Sulphur dioxide
Description : Oxygen The gases which are used by divers as an artificial atmosphere are helium and _____. A. Oxygen B. Nitrogen C. Neon D. Carbon monoxide
Description : Helium The gases which are used by divers as an artificial atmosphere are helium and _____. A. Oxygen B. Nitrogen C. Neon D. Carbon monoxide
Description : The gases which are used by divers as an artificial atmosphere are helium and _____. A. Oxygen B. Nitrogen C. Neon D. Carbon monoxide
Description : The gases which are used by drivers as an artificial atmosphere are helium and-------? A. Nitrogen B. Oxygen (Answer) C. Neon D. Carbon monoxide
Last Answer : B. Oxygen (Answer)
Description : Which of the following is used as a carrier gas in gas chromatography A. Carbon dioxide B. Oxygen C. Helium D. Methane
Last Answer : Helium
Description : An example of major air pollutant is – (1) Oxygen (2) Carbon monoxide (3) Helium (4) Carbon dioxide
Last Answer : (2) Carbon monoxide Explanation: Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colourless, odorless, non-irritating but very poisonous gas which is a product by incomplete combustion of fuel such as natural gas, coal or wood. Vehicular exhaust is a major source of carbon monoxide.
Description : An example of major air pollutant is (1) Oxygen (2) Carbon monoxide (3) Helium (4) Carbon dioxide
Last Answer : Carbon monoxide
Description : __________ has the widest inflammability limit (explosion limit) of all the gases. (A) Hydrogen (B) Carbon monoxide (C) Acetylene (D) Methane
Last Answer : (C) Acetylene
Description : Global warming is mainly due to accumulation of – (1) Oxides of nitrogen (2) Oxides of sulphur (3) Carbon dioxide (4) Carbon monoxide
Last Answer : (3) Carbon dioxide Explanation: Global Warming refers to average increase in the earth's temperature due to increase in pollution which results in greenhouse effect which in turn leads to climate ... dioxide accumulate into the atmosphere and trap heat that would normally exit into the outer space.
Description : The gas predominantly responsible for global warming is (1) Carbon dioxide (2) Carbon monoxide (3) Nitrous oxide (4) Nitrogen peroxide
Last Answer : (1) Carbon dioxide
Description : Global warming is mainly due to accumulation of (1) Oxides of nitrogen (2) Oxides of sulphur (3) Carbon dioxide (4) Carbon monoxide
Description : Main constituents of biogas are (a) Methane and carbon monoxide (b) Butane and carbon monoxide (c) Methane and carbon dioxide (d) Ethylene and carbon dioxide
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : Gobar gas contains mainly (a) Carbon dioxide (b) Methane (c) Ethylene (d) Carbon monoxide
Last Answer : Ans:(b)
Description : Marsh gas, formed from decaying organic matter and in coal mines is (a) carbon dioxide (b) methane (c) ethane (d) carbon monoxide
Description : The main constituents of biogas are (a) methane and hydrogen (b) carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide (c) butane, propane and nitrogen (d) carbon dioxide and methane
Last Answer : Ans:(d)
Description : LPG is a mixture of (a) carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide (b) butane and propane (c) methane and ethylene (d) carbon dioxide and oxygen
Description : The gas causing acid rain in an industrial area is - (1) Carbon dioxide (2) Carbon monoxide (3) Sulphur dioxide (4) Methane
Last Answer : (3) Sulphur dioxide Explanation: The main gases responsible for causing acid rain are sulphur dioxide as well as nitrous oxides. The main sources of sulphur dioxide are metal working industries and coalfired power stations whereas nitrous oxide is from vehicles and fuel combustion.
Description : The gas produced in marshy places due to decomposition of vegetation is – (1) Carbon monoxide (2) Carbon dioxide (3) Sulphur dioxide (4) Methane
Last Answer : (4) Methane Explanation: Methane gas is a hydrocarbon gas largely composed of methane formed when organic material or vegetation decays in the absence of air. Naturally occurring methane is mainly produced by the process of methanogenesis. It is also known as Swamp Gas.
Description : The biogas used for cooking is a mixture of which of the following? (1) Carbon dioxide and oxygen (2) Isobutane and propane (3) Methane and Carbon monoxide (4) Methane and carbon dioxide
Last Answer : (4) Methane and carbon dioxide Explanation: Biogas is essentially a mixture of Methane (CH4, around 55-75%) but also contains Carbon Dioxide (CO3), around 25- 30%), varying quantities of Water ( ... ) and Carbon Monoxide (CO). Methane is the valuable component under the aspect of using biogas fuel.
Description : The gas that causes suffocation and death when coal or coke is burnt in a closed room is - (1) Methane (2) Ethane (3) Carbon monoxide (4) Carbon dioxide
Last Answer : (3) Carbon monoxide Explanation: Exhaust fumes of motor cars, gases produced, from coal fire in a closed room and coal gas, all contain carbon monoxide, which is the cause of their ... is stable compound. This causes oxygen starvation in the body tissues and eventually causes death by suffocation.
Description : The major harmful gas emitted by automobile vehicle which causes air pollution is – (1) Carbon Monoxide (2) Methane (3) Carbon dioxide (4) Ozone gas
Last Answer : (1) Carbon Monoxide Explanation: Carbon monoxide is the major harmful gas emitted by the automobile vehicles which causes air pollution. Carbon monoxide (CO) - A product of incomplete combustion, ... overexposure (carbon monoxide poisoning) may be fatal. Carbon Monoxide poisoning is a major killer.
Description : Acid rain is due to air pollution by - (1) Carbon dioxide (2) Carbon monoxide (3) Methane (4) Nitrous oxide and Sulfur dioxide
Last Answer : (4) Nitrous oxide and Sulfur dioxide Explanation: The main chemicals in air pollution that create acid rain are sulfur dioxide (SO2) and Nitrous oxide (N2O).
Description : The major harmful gas emitted by automobile vehicles which causes air pollution is – (1) Carbon Monoxide (2) Methane (3) Carbon dioxide (4) Ozone gas