Environmental Science - Study Mode

[#656] If the absolute temperature of an object doubles, the maximum energy emitted goes up by a factor of:
Correct Answer

(D) 16

Explanation

Solution: If the absolute temperature of an object doubles, the maximum energy emitted goes up by a factor of 16.

[#657] Which country contains about 50% of the world's coal resources?
Correct Answer

(D) The former Soviet Union

[#658] What is Carcinogen?
Correct Answer

(C) Cancer causing agent

Explanation

Solution: A carcinogen is any substance, radionuclide, or radiation that promotes carcinogenesis, the formation of cancer. This may be due to the ability to damage the genome or to the disruption of cellular metabolic processes.

[#659] The Term Smog was introduced in 1905 by
Correct Answer

(A) Des Voeux

Explanation

Solution: Des Voeux coined the term smog in 1905 to describe the condition of fog which has smoke in it. C. J.F.

[#660] The gas that absorbs most of the harmful ultraviolet radiation in the stratosphere:
Correct Answer

(D) Ozone

Explanation

Solution: Ozone absorbs ultraviolet radiation but lets other types of radiation, such as visible light, pass through. Molecules of ozone absorb ultraviolet radiation. The ozone gas throughout the stratosphere is called the ozone layer. It absorbs harmful ultraviolet radiation from the Sun.