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Air Pollution

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The gravitational force is very less in this layer.

a)

IONOSPHERE

b)

EXOSPHERE

c)

IONOSPHERE

d)

STRATOSPHERE

2.

Which of the following is not a natural contaminant of air?

a)

Water Vapour

b)

Salt particles

c)

pollen grain

d)

Sulphuric Acid

3.

Which among the following is the secondary air pollutants?

a)

Smog

b)

Hydrocarbons

c)

Particulate matter

d)

Nitrogen oxides

4.

Does the air pollution causes the equal effect on all the human beings?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

May Be

d)

Not Sure

5.

When the ELR is equal to ALR it is termed as

a)

Super ALR

b)

Sub ALR

c)

Neutral ALR

d)

Lapse Rate

6.

Radiation inversion is more common in the winter season than in summer, because of

a)

shorter days

b)

longer days

c)

longer nights

d)

shorter nights

7.

A phenomenon in the atmosphere, when the reverse or negative lapse rate occurs, in which a dense cold stratum of the air at ground level gets covered by a lighter warmer air at higher level is known as

a)

inversion

b)

Adiabatic lapse rate

c)

Environmental Lapse rate

d)

Stable

8.

Radiation and subsidence inversions both may occur simultaneously, some times. Such a phenomenon is known as

a)

reverse inversion

b)

double inversion

c)

plume raise

d)

Super inversion

9.

The path taken by continuous discharge of gaseous pollutants emitted from a stack or chimney is called

a)

Air Block

b)

Polluted Air

c)

Air pocket

d)

Plume

10.

The branch of science concerned with the process and phenomena of the atmosphere, especially as a means of forecasting the weather is

a)

Air science

b)

Neurology

c)

Meteorology

d)

Astrology

11.

Which of the following is not a meteorological factor?

a)

Pressure

b)

Atmospheric Stability

c)

Temperature

d)

Visibility

12.

An instrument called a pyranometer is used to measure

a)

Temperature

b)

solar radiation

c)

Atmospheric stability

d)

Geographic location

13.

Self-cleansing properties of the temperature, clean and remove the air pollutants in the atmosphere, under various

a)

Artificial process

b)

Man made process

c)

Natural process

d)

Chemical process

14.

The process which takes place only on the surface of the medium is called

a)

Evaporation

b)

Absorption

c)

Adsorption

d)

Transition

15.

The process through which the water droplets are formed is called the

a)

Evaporation

b)

Absorption

c)

Transition

d)

Both A and C

16.

Cyclone Collectors works with the principles of

a)

Gravitational force

b)

Centrifugal force

c)

Both the force

d)

None of the above

17.

It refers to the air quality within and around building and structure, especially as it relates to the health and comfort of building occupants.

a)

Indoor air pollution

b)

Indoor air quality

c)

noise pollution

d)

None of these

18.

Ventilation is one of the major control to be taken to reduce

a)

Air pollution

b)

Indoor air pollution

c)

Noise pollution

d)

Sick building syndrome

19.

A medical condition, where people in a building suffer from symptoms of illness of feel unwell without any specific reason is called

a)

Noise

b)

Indoor air quality management

c)

Sick building syndrome

d)

Air quality degradation

20.

The temperature decreases with increase in the attitude in which of the following layer?

a)

STRATOSPHERE

b)

TROPOSPHERE

c)

MESOSPHERE

d)

IONOSPHERE