Greenhouse Effect and Global MCQs with Answers

Deforestation causes ?

• A.Increase in biodiversity and wildlife habitats
• B.Increase in groundwater levels and soil fertility
• C.Cooling of the local climate and reduced greenhouse effect
• D.Pollution by reducing oxygen levels and increasing CO2 levels in the atmosphere

What is the Kyoto Protocol?

• A.A convention on biodiversity conservation
• B.An agreement to ban nuclear weapons testing
• C.A protocol for ozone layer protection
• D.A treaty to reduce greenhouse gas, especially CO2

How do greenhouse gases help in maintaining Earth's temperature after the land releases energy?

• A.By stopping short wavelength rays
• B.By stopping weak longwave length rays
• C.By reflecting all incoming solar radiation
• D.By absorbing ultraviolet rays only

Which of the following are considered greenhouse gases found in the Earth's atmosphere?

• A.Oxygen, nitrogen, argon
• B.Carbon dioxide, water vapour, methane
• C.Hydrogen, helium, neon
• D.Sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, ozone

Past Paper MCQ

The temperature of environment increases due to ?

• A.Greenhouse gases
• B.Ozone layer depletion
• C.Acid rain
• D.Deforestation only

What is the process called in which gases trap heat and increase Earth's temperature?

• A.Global Warming
• B.Greenhouse Effect
• C.Ozone Depletion
• D.Thermal Inversion

Which of the following would produce minimum environmental pollution?

• A.Coal
• B.Diesel
• C.Hydrogen
• D.Petrol

What are greenhouses?

• A.Enclosures for plants to grow in winter requiring higher temperature for growth
• B.Buildings painted green for aesthetic purposes
• C.Underground chambers used for storing harvested crops
• D.Open fields covered with green netting to protect from pests

Which type of resource are fossil fuels classified as?

• A.Renewable
• B.Perpetual
• C.Inexhaustible
• D.Non-renewable

Burning fossil fuels produces:

• A.Oxygen
• B.Nitrogen
• C.Carbon dioxide
• D.Hydrogen