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Solar energy stored in material such as wood, grain, sugar, and municipal waste is called:

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  1. fossil fuels

  2. biomass

  3. geothermal energy

  4. natural gas

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Biomass contains stored energy. That's because plants absorb energy from the sun through the process of photosynthesis. When biomass is burned, this stored energy is released as heat. Burning biomass releases carbon dioxide.

 Commercial sources of alkanes include:

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  1. coal

  2. natural gas

  3. petroleum

  4. all of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The most important commercial sources for alkanes are natural gas and oil. Natural gas contains primarily methane and ethane, with some propane and butane: oil is a mixture of liquid alkanes and other hydrocarbons.

Which is responsible for ozone depletion?

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  1. $CFCs$

  2. Hydrocarbons

  3. $CO _{2}$

  4. $CO$

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Main Ozone-Depleting Substances        

  1. Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)  
  2. Halons  
  3. Methyl Chloroform
  4. Carbon Tetrachloride
  5.  Hydrofluorocarbons (HCFCs)

The correct match is:

   List - I    List - II
 A.  Freons  1.  Rise in temperature of earth's surface
 B.  Ozone  2.  Forms holes in ozone layer
 C.  Carbon dioxide  3.  Protects life from UV raidation
 D.  Sulphur dioxide  4.  Increase in fluoride ion concentration
     5.  Acid rain
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  1. A-2, B-3, C-1, D-5

  2. A-3, B-4, C-5, D-2

  3. A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2

  4. A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Freons are responsible for the hole in ozone layer.
The life is protected from harmful UV radiation by ozone.
The temperature of earths surface rises due to increase in the level of carbon monoxide, as it is a greenhouse gas. 
Sulphur dioxide causes acid rain.

Greenhouse effect is caused by:
i) accumulation of $O _{2}$ in the atmosphere
ii) depletion of $O _{3}$ layer
iii) accumulation of $CO _{2}$ in the atmosphere

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  1. i and ii

  2. i only

  3. iii only

  4. i and iii

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Greenhouse effect:

  • The progressive heating up of the surface of the Earth is called the greenhouse effect or global warming.
  • $CO _2$ and $H _2O$ block a part of the heat (IR) emitted by the Earth and reflect it back. Due to this, the Earth's surface gets heated up.
  • 50% of $CO _2$ content of air can increase the surface temperature of the Earth by $3^oC$.
  • In addition to $CO _2$, the other greenhouse gases are $CFC$ (17%), $O _3$ (18%), $NO$ (4%) and water vapour (2%).

Which of the following is a set of green house gases?

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  1. ${\text{C}}{{\text{H}} _{\text{4}}}{\text{,}}{{\text{O}} _{\text{3}}}{\text{,}}{{\text{N}} _{\text{2}}}{\text{,S}}{{\text{O}} _{\text{2}}}$

  2. ${{\text{O}} _3}{\text{,}}{{\text{N}} _2}{\text{,C}}{{\text{O}} _{\text{2}}}{\text{,N}}{{\text{O}} _{\text{2}}}$

  3. ${{\text{O}} _3}{\text{,N}}{{\text{O}} _2}{\text{,S}}{{\text{O}} _{\text{2}}}{\text{,C}}{{\text{l}} _{\text{2}}}$

  4. ${\text{C}}{{\text{O}} _2}{\text{,C}}{{\text{H}} _4}{\text{,}}{{\text{N}} _2}{\text{O,}}{{\text{O}} _3}$

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Correct Option: D

The gas that is not considered as a 'green house gas' is:

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  1. $CO _2$

  2. $CH _4$

  3. $O _2$

  4. $O _3$

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The gases in the atmosphere that absorb radiation are known as "greenhouse gases" (sometimes abbreviated as GHG) because they are largely responsible for the greenhouse effect. 


The greenhouse effect, in turn, is one of the leading causes of global warming. 

The most significant greenhouse gases are water vapor (H2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) and ozone (O3). While oxygen (O2) is the second most abundant gas in our atmosphere, O2 does not absorb thermal infrared radiation to cause greenhouse effect.

Option C is correct.

Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?

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  1. Hydrogen

  2. Carbon dioxide

  3. Methane

  4. Nitrous oxide

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Correct Option: A

Which of the given option is not correct?

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  1. Greenhouse effect is due to high concentration of $CO _2$ in atmosphere

  2. Green house effect is influenced by gases such a $CH _4, O _3$ and chlorofluoro carbons.

  3. Greenhouse effect is responsible for the warming up of the earth

  4. Greenhouse effect is responsible for lowering the level of occans due to high evaporation

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Correct Option: A

What is the effect of release of $CO _2$ gas on atmosphere?

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  1. Global warming

  2. Photochemical smog

  3. Ozone layer depletion

  4. Tsunami

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Solution:- (A) Global warming

Extra $C{O} _{2}$ in the atmosphere increases the greenhouse effect. More thermal energy is trapped by the atmosphere, causing the planet to become warmer than it would be naturally. This increase in the Earth's temperature is known as global warming.