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  1. In pond ecosystem, the pyramid of biomass is

  2. A.

     upright

    B.

     inverted

    C.

     spindle shaped

    D.

     none of these

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  3. In grassland ecosystem, the pyramid of biomass is

  4. A.

     upright

    B.

     inverted

    C.

     spindle shaped

    D.

     none of these

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  5. If the air temperature increased, with no addition or removal of water vapour, the actual vapour pressure would:

  6. A.

     Increase

    B.

     Decrease

    C.

     Stay the same

    D.

     Become greater than the saturation vapor pressure

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  7. Fog that forms off the coast of Newfoundland is mainly a form of:

  8. A.

     Advection fog

    B.

     Frontal fog

    C.

     Steam fog

    D.

     Radiation fog

    E.

     Upslope fog

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  9. Water vapour contains a huge amount of stored energy known as

  10. A.

     Latent heat

    B.

     Solar energy

    C.

     Stored heat

    D.

     Mechanical energy

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  11. Enrichment of water body by nutrients like phosphorus and nitrogen is called _____________

  12. A.

     Succession

    B.

     Eutrophication

    C.

     Stratification

    D.

     Climax Vegetation

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  13. The electrified region of the upper atmosphere is called the:

  14. A.

     Thermosphere

    B.

     Mesosphere

    C.

     Stratosphere

    D.

     Ionosphere

    E.

     Troposphere

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  15. The capacity to do work is termed as

  16. A.

     Power

    B.

     Force

    C.

     Strength

    D.

     Energy

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  17. Which of the radioactive material is largely associated with bone cancer

  18. A.

     Radium-226

    B.

     Thorium-232

    C.

     Strontium-90

    D.

     Iodine

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  19. What is Pedology?

  20. A.

     Study of water

    B.

     Study of air

    C.

     Study of soil

    D.

     none

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