Environmental Science - Study Mode

[#541] Fatal degenerative lung disease caused by particulate asbestos is referred to as
Correct Answer

(A) asbestosis

Explanation

Solution: Asbestosis is long term inflammation and scarring of the lungs due to asbestos fibres.

[#542] Radiations are harmful as it
Correct Answer

(A) causes skin cancer

Explanation

Solution: Radiation poisoning happens when a radioactive substance gives off particles that get into a person's body and cause harm. Different radioactive substances have different characteristics. They can harm and help people in different ways, and some are more dangerous than others.

[#543] In middle latitudes, which cloud will have the lowest base?
Correct Answer

(B) Stratocumulus

Explanation

Solution: Low clouds (stratus, stratocumulus, nimbostratus) can form anywhere from the ground to an altitude of approximately 6,000 feet. Fog is simply a low cloud in contact with the earth's surface.

[#544] Which association below is not correct?
Correct Answer

(A) Cumulus congestus - anvil top

Explanation

Solution: Cumulus congestus - anvil top is not correct.

[#545] The wind direction is:
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(A) The direction from which the wind is blowing

Explanation

Solution: Wind direction is reported by the direction from which it originates. For example, a northerly wind blows from the north to the south. Wind direction is usually reported in cardinal directions or in azimuth degrees. Wind direction is measured in degrees clockwise from due north.