Environmental Science - Study Mode

[#501] The intensity of earthquake is measured in ____________
Correct Answer

(B) Richter scale

Explanation

Solution: The intensity of earthquake is measured in Richter scale.

[#502] The most widely used pesticides function by disrupting
Correct Answer

(A) neurological cellular function

Explanation

Solution: The most widely used pesticides function by disrupting neurological cellular function.

[#503] Diversity of organisms include three Domains such as
Correct Answer

(A) bacteria, archae, eukarya

Explanation

Solution: Organisms can be classified into one of three domains based on differences in the sequences of nucleotides in the cell's ribosomal RNAs (rRNA), the cell's membrane lipid structure, and its sensitivity to antibiotics. The three domains are the Archaea, the Bacteria, and the Eukarya.

[#504] What do you call the rain that contains chemical waste and cause damage to plants and animals?
Correct Answer

(B) Acid rain

Explanation

Solution: The sulphur oxides (combination of sulphur and oxygen) react with the water vapour in the air to form very strong acids like sulphuric acid (h 2 so 4 ). these acids fall along with the rain and hence the name acid rain. this rain is very harmful for plant and animal life.

[#505] Water heats up ______ and cools off _____ than land.
Correct Answer

(D) More slowly, more slowly

Explanation

Solution: Water heats up more slowly and cools off more slowly than land.