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  1. Acid rain contains

  2. A.

     Sulphuric acid

    B.

     Hydrochloric acid

    C.

     Oxalic acid

    D.

     Acetic acid

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  3. Water from springs contain dissolved __________ compounds which are used to cure some skin diseases.

  4. A.

     Nitric

    B.

     Carbon

    C.

     Oxide

    D.

     Sulphur

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  5. Which of the following is considered a variable gas in the earth's atmosphere?

  6. A.

     Water vapor

    B.

     Nitrogen

    C.

     Oxygen

    D.

     Argon

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  7. The limitating factor in temperate and boreal forest is

  8. A.

     Nutrients

    B.

     Frost

    C.

     Oxygen

    D.

     Sunlight

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  9. Eutrophication of water bodies resulting to killing of fishes is mainly due to non-availability of

  10. A.

     Food

    B.

     Light

    C.

     Oxygen

    D.

     Essential minerals

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  11. The ozone at ground level is primarily from __________ precursors.

  12. A.

     Fossil fuel

    B.

     CFCs

    C.

     Oxygen

    D.

     Methane

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  13. Gas released during photosynthesis is

  14. A.

     Methane

    B.

     Nitrogen

    C.

     Oxygen

    D.

     Carbon dioxide

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  15. The earth's first atmosphere was composed primarily of:

  16. A.

     Carbon dioxide and water vapor

    B.

     Hydrogen and helium

    C.

     Oxygen and water vapor

    D.

     Argon and nitrogen

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  17. Which gas is likely to be reduced in the atmosphere by deforestation?

  18. A.

     Carbon dioxide

    B.

     Nitrogen

    C.

     Oxygen

    D.

     Sulphur dioxide

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  19. In a volume of air near the earth's surface, ____ occupies 78 percent and ____ nearly 21 percent.

  20. A.

     Nitrogen, oxygen

    B.

     Hydrogen, oxygen

    C.

     Oxygen, hydrogen

    D.

     Nitrogen, water vapor

    E.

     Hydrogen, helium

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