ESM343 January2017: Climate Change and Environment

Q1 A succession caused by a change in environmental conditions thereby influencing the composition of the plant community is called _______________

 wind horizon
 temometer
 Allogenic succession
 land and sea breeze

Q2 Which of the following does not represent an example of proxy data ___________
 closer to the trosposhere
 claoser to nature
 Atmospheric circulation and Biology
 atmospheric temperature

Q3 Evidences that allow climatologists to reconstruct the earths past climate does not include _____________
 solar radiation
 atmospheric temperature
 incidence and duration of day-length
 solar system

Q4 Land absorbs less insolation than water because ______________
 cliamte
 temometer
 land is brighter in colour than water
 day light

Q5 Duration of sunshine in a place is recorded by ____________
 sun dial
 sun ray
 sun shine
 wax

Q6 The atmospheric condition of a place over a long period of time refers to it ___________
 cliamte
 temometer
 Wind vane Humidity
 weather

Q7 The influence of continentality on climate is to ____________
 cause greater extremes of temperature
 cause greater extremes of cold
 cause greater extremes of breeze
 cause greater extremes of wind

Q8 A fog differs from a cloud mainly because the former is _______________
 loser to the ground
 closer to the atmosphere
 closer to the trosposhere
 claoser to nature

Q9 Which of the following weather elements is paired with the wrong instrument for measurement __________
 Thermometer Wind Direction
 Barometer Rainfall
 Wind vane Humidity
 Rain gauge

Q10 Which of the following is the most significant element that determines the amount of water vapour that the air can hold ________________
 goryhu
 themometer
 three thermometer
 fetroud

Q11 The low pressure belt on either side of the equator is known as ________________
 polar high
 doldrum
 latitude
 longititud

Q12 The local winds which blow alternately between land and sea on a diurnal basis are called _____________
 wind horizon
 land and sea breeze
 atmospheric temperature
 weather

Q13 What type of rainfall is usually experienced in mountainous regions __________
 cyclonic rainfall
 tropical rainfal
 convectional
 orograhic rainfall

Q14 Minimum and maximum temperatures are obtained from an instrument called _________
 clinical thermometer
 two thermometer
 three thermometer
 six thermometer

Q15 The world pressure belts is not determined by ___________
 temperature
 equator
 latitude
 longititud

Q16 Horizontal variations in air pressure lead to the formation of ____________
 solar radiation
 water
 gravity
 wind

Q17 ___________ holds to the earth
 gravity
 water
 weight
 molecule

Q18 Air temperature can measured by ______________
 hygrometer
 temometer
 stratosphere
 temperature

Q19 study of the atmosphere analysis of the causal factors and elements of climate measurement of the physical ___________________
 study of the atmosphere
 analysis of the causal factors and elements of climate
 map dessign
 measurement of the physical

Q20 Which of the following is required in describing the atmospheric events ______________
 climate change
 water
 weather
 global warming

TMA2 

Q1 All these are elements of climate except _____________
 evaporation
 wind
 temperature
 humidity

Q2 ____________ is the characteristic condition of the atmosphere deduced from repeated observation over along period
 weather
 climate
 atmosphere,
 meteorology

Q3 There would be extreme cold with snowcovering everywhere if there had been no ___________
 sun
 temperature inversion
 cloud
 greenhouse effect

Q4 The measurable increases in the average temperature of earth’s warming brought on by rising level of heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere is known as _________
 climate change
 greenhouse effect
 acidity
 salinty

Q5 What is the result of increasing deposition of acids on vegetation _______________
 condensation of plant nutrients
 leaching of plant nutrients
 increase of plant nutrients
 uprising of plant nutrientsm

Q6 Which of the following soil chemical compositions is best at neutralizing acid _____________
 silica
 weathered acidic bedrock
 lime
 aluminium

Q7 One of the most obvious effects of aquatic acidification is the ______________
 destruction of surface water for both domestic and industrial uses,
 increase in the growth of aquatic weeds
 discouragement of irrigation farming
 decline in fish number

Q8 The acidity of substances dissolved in water is commonly measured in terms of _________
 Hp
 hp
 pH
 pH-1

Q9 What is the standard sea-level pressure in millibars _____________
 1013.2
 1301.2
 3101.2
 1031.2

Q10 The first measurement of atmospheric pressure was carried out in the year _____________
 1960
 1943
 1643
 1688

Q11 According to the gas law, the pressure of a unit mass of gas will be proportional to temperature _______________
 pressure is held constant
 volume is held constant
 density is held constant
 temperature is held constant

Q12 The primary cause of climatic differences between cities and rural areas is as a result of _____________
 alteration of the earths surface by human activities
 difference in population concentration between the rural and urban centres
 unequal level of development
 larger number of buildings in urban centres than rural areas

Q13 Most common air pollutants contain _______________
 argon-neon-oxygen
 phosphorous-iron-potassium carbon-sulphur-nitrogen
 dust particles-watervapour organicdust particles
 water vapourorganic matters

Q14 Increase in the amount of rainfall in urban areas may be due to the ____________
 disturbance of the ozone layer in the upper atmosphere
 influence industrial activities and large number of drainage systems
 presence of large number of people and buildings
 effects of particulate air pollution and increased convectional uplift

Q15 Variation in the way temperature changes with height is an indication that ____________
 there are chemical and physical characteristics in the atmosphere
 the atmosphere is composed of a number of different layers
 the cloud is farther away from the earths surface
 the variations are due to occur

Q16 The largest concentrations of ozone gas are found in the _________________
 stratosphere and around cities
 atmosphere and troposphere
 ionosphere and rural areas
 stratopause and tropopause

Q17 Primary sources of additional methane in the atmosphere does not include ____________
 agricultural activities
 termite
 internet networking
 mining

Q18 The volume of water vapour in the atmosphere can approach 0% in which of the following areas __________
 tropical rain forests
 over the oceans
 near the equator
 cold polar area

Q19 The process in which oxygen is combined with glucose to release energy for metabolism is called ____________
 carbon dioxide
 metabolism
 oxidation
 respiration

Q20 When carbon dioxide and water are chemically converted into glucose with the help of sunlight __________________
 Photosynthesis produces oxygen
 Energy is released
 Reaction of metabolism
 there is excess of glucose in the atmosphere

TMA3 

Q1 ___________ is far the most important single element of climate
 humidity
 temprature
 rainfall
 heat

Q2 all are feature of weather and climate except _____________
 wind
 rain
 sun
 moon

Q3 The process by which certain gas retains the radiant energy provided by the sun is known as-----
 global warming
 greenhouse effects
 pollution
 oxidation

Q4 Precipitation is considered to be acidic when-----
 its pH falls above 5.6
 its pH falls below 5.6
 is at neutral level
 nitrogen and carbon dioxide

Q5 Who and when was the first measurement of atmospheric pressure performed ___________
 charles Almond in 1673
 Evangelista Torricelli in 1633
 Evangelista Torricelli in 1643
 Charles Almond in 1643

Q6 The development of thunderstorms is initiated through the-----
 decrease of convection currents over the surface
 increase of convection currents over the surface
 increase of convection currents below the surface
 decrease of convention currents over the surface

Q7 Air pollution may enhance rainfall by------
 increasing the number of condensation nuclie
 reducing the number of condensation nuclie
 proxy data
 temprature

Q8 Where on the earth’s surface do the highest concentrations of water vapour occur ____________
 the oceans and tropical rainforests
 desert regions
 low altitude regions
 middle altitude regions

Q9 The processes through which oxygen is exchanged between the atmosphere and life are called-----
 photosynthesis and hydrolysis
 photosynthesis and respiration
 respiration and oxidation
 greenhouse effects

Q10 The main components of the atmosphere by volume are------
 nitrogen and carbon dioxide
 oxygen and neon
 nitrogen and oxygen
 oxygen and carbon dioxde

Q11 Evidence of the effects of fluctuations in the past weather is often referred to as-----
 proxy data
 research data
 weather data
 climate data

Q12 The most important factors influencing the distribution of temperature on the earths surface are ------properties
 altitude and hydrological
 latitude and altitude
 latitude and surface
 surface and altitude

Q13 By the year 2050 it is predicted that if carbon dioxide reaches 600 parts per million the earth will warm up by------
 1.6-4.5 Celsius
 3.5-4.5Celsius
 1.5-4.5Celsius
 2.5-3.5Celsius

Q14 Without the greenhouse effect the average global------ would be low
 humidity
 temprature
 heat
 weather

Q15 Climate influences plants animals and------ directly
 air
 soils
 water bodies
 forests

Q16 The rate of cooling in an ascending air mass is referred to as ____________
 convection current
 adiabatic lapse rate
 temprature inversion
 airmass instability

Q17 In general air moves in one of these directions ______________
 from low to high pressure areas
 from high to low pressure areas
 from land to sea
 from highland to lowland

Q18 Temperature inversion occurs when ____________
 air temperature decreases with height
 a lower air layer is warmer than the upper
 an upper air layer is warmer than the lower
 lateral movement of air ceases

Q19 Variation in rainfall from place to place cannot be explained by ___________
 latitude of a place
 distance from the sea
 distance from the sea
 relief of the land

Q20 Which of the following is not a form of precipitation _____________
 frost
 snow
 sleet
 haze

 TMA4

Q1 __________ is the largest body of the solar system
 sun
 moon
 star
 cloud

Q2 Which of the following is not a form of precipitation ____________
 frost
 snow
 sleet
 haze

Q3 =-----can be defined as a horizontal movement of seawater at the ocean surface
 continental drift
 ocean current
 sea movement
 tides

Q4 Atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide are far less than------
 water vapour
 oxygen
 methane
 nitrogen

Q5 The tiny solid and liquid particles produced by agricultural and in industrial processes are called------
 dust
 smoke
 aerosols
 enviromental particles

Q6 The ratio of the weight of water vapour to the total weight of air is known as------
 specific humidty
 relative humidity
 mixing ratio
 absolute humidity

Q7 The weigth of water vapour contained in a volume of air is known as-----
 specific humidity
 absolute humidity
 relative humidity
 mixing rati

Q8 If air is adjacent to the ground,the extra moisture will condense as------
 dew
 cloud
 rain guage
 fog

Q9 _________is used to measured the moisture content of the atmosphere
 barometer
 hygrometer
 rain guage
 thermometer

Q10 __________is the moisture content of the atmosphere
 Temperature
 fog
 water vapour
 Humidity

Q11 Inert gases include the following except-------
 helium
 neon
 argon
 carbon monoxide

Q12 __________is not a measuring instrument
 barometer
 hygrometer
 thermometer
 cadiometer

Q13 _________ is the establishment of plants on land that has not been previously vegetated
 secondary succession
 tertiary succession
 primary succession
 colonization

Q14 The major gas in the stratosphere is------
 carbon dioxide
 carbon monoxide
 oxgen oxide
 neon

Q15 The concept that assumes that the plants colonizing and establishing themselves in a given region can achieve stable equilibrium is called------community
 genetic
 plant
 climax
 flora

Q16 The major useful component of the atmosphere is-----
 solar energy
 geo-thermal energy
 wind energy
 thermal energy

Q17 energy from within the earth crust is known as ------
 nitrogen cycle
 water cycle
 carbon cycle
 hydrogen cycle

Q18 The process by which nitrogen circulates in the enviroment is called-----
 carbon cycle
 nitrogen cycle
 water cycle
 atmospheric circulation

Q19 Greenhouse effect in climate change is the same thing as-----
 global warming
 insolation
 solar effect
 transpiration

Q20 The energy received by the earth from the sun is called-----
 solar energy
 temperature
 heat
 sunshine