The gases present in atmosphere that cause greenhouse effect are

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1.

Which one of the following is not a product of petroleum?

  • CNG

  • Paraffin wax

  • Bitumen

  • Kerosene


2.

Which of the following is a greenhouse gas?

  • Nitrogen

  • Carbon dioxide

  • Argon

  • Oxygen


3.

The percentage of nitrogen gas in the air is

  • 78

  • 21.5

  • 40

  • 3


4.

Momentum of a particle of mass m is p. Its Kinetic Energy will be

  • p2m

  • p2m

  • mp

  • p22m


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5.

Which of the following is not a constituent of petroleum?

  • Petrol

  • Coke

  • Paraffin wax

  • Lubricating oil


6.

The greenhouse effect which is causing an increase in the atmospheric temperature is mainly due to

  • nitrogen

  • sulphur

  • carbon dioxide

  • oxygen


7.

The gas which forms carboxy-hemoglobin in the blood, causing suffocation is

  • carbon monoxide

  • nitrogen

  • carbon dioxide

  • chlorofluorocarbon


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8.

The gases present in atmosphere that cause greenhouse effect are

  • methane, water vapour, carbon dioxide

  • carbon dioxide, oxygen, nitrogen

  • carbon dioxide, sulphur dioxide, methane

  • nitrous oxide, oxygen, water vapour


A.

methane, water vapour, carbon dioxide

The earth and its object absorbed the IR radiations coming from the sun but the ejected IR radiations are absorbed by the gases like carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), water vapours etc, present in the atmosphere. Thus, these oases maintain the earth's temperature and are called greenhouse gases. This effect is called greenhouse effect


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9.

Maximum quantity of carbon is present in

  • petrol

  • kerosene

  • lubricant oil

  • ligroin


10.

The steps required for the conversion of kitchen garbage into manure are given
below in a jumbled form.
A. Put the garbage in the pit.
B. Cover the bottom of the pit with sand.
C. Cover the pit loosely with grass or a gunny bag.
D. Add worms.
The correct sequence of these steps is

  • B, A, C, D

  • B, C, A, D

  • B, A, D, C

  • B, D, A, C


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