University of Cape Coast LSC104 Atmospheric Science Quiz 1 PDF 2021/2022

*** UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL SCIENCES SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS*** LSC104 - ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE FIRST SEMESTER, 2021/2022 ACADEMIC YEAR MARCH 2...

*** UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL SCIENCES SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS*** LSC104 - ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE FIRST SEMESTER, 2021/2022 ACADEMIC YEAR MARCH 2022-MARKING SCHEME QUIZ 1 [20MARKS] TIME: 20MINS QUE ANS QUE ANS QUE ANS QUE ANS 1 6 11 16 A B D B 2 7 12 17 B A C C 3 8 13 18 B A B B 4 9 14 19 B C C C 5 10 15 20 A B A E 1 *** NAME: …………………….. NUMBER: ……………………………. 1. The Thermosphere consist of which two layers? A. Exosphere and Ionosphere B. Exosphere and Mesosphere C. Ionosphere and Magnetosphere D. Troposphere and Stratosphere 2. The release of toxic substances into the air, ground or water that are damaging to human health and the ecosystem is known as: A. Water Pollution B. Pollution C. Noise Pollution D. Air pollution 3. The original Earth’s atmosphere was a reducing atmosphere. A. False B. True 4. Air has weight. A. False B. True 5. Chemicals such CFC’s and HOx are not responsible for the depletion of ozone. A. False B. True 6. Dry air is heavier than moist air. A. False B. True 7. What colour is the ozone? A. Blue B. Colourless C. Pink D. Purple 8. Which atmospheric layer is the coldest? A. Mesosphere B. Troposphere C. Hydrosphere D. Lithosphere 9. In which of the Earth’s atmospheric layer do meteors burn up in? A. Ionosphere. B. Troposphere C. Mesosphere D. Stratosphere 10. Which UV radiation has the lowest energy? A. Infra- Red B. UV-A C. UV-B D. UV-C 2 *** NAME: …………………….. NUMBER: ……………………………. 11. Which UV radiation has the shortest wavelength? A. Infra- Red B. UV-A C. UV-B D. UV-C 12. As you get higher up from the ground, what happens to air temperature in the troposphere? A. Remains the same B. It depends on the stratosphere C. Decreases D. Increases 13. Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer? ………….. A. Stratopause B. Stratosphere C. Magnetosphere D. Mesosphere 14. What are the main illnesses associated with UV-B radiation? A. Periodontitis and Osmolysis B. Migraine and Kohler’s disease C. Cataract and Skin Cancer D. Hair loss and Throat cancer 15. The present atmosphere is not oxidizing. A. False B. True 16. Which layer of the atmosphere is responsible for auroras? A. Exosphere B. Ionosphere C. Troposphere D. Stratosphere 17. Which atmospheric layer is the coldest? A. Lithosphere B. Hydrosphere C. Mesosphere D. Troposphere 18. Which year was the Montreal Protocol signed? A. 2000 B. 1987 C. 1978 D. 1956 19. The reactions that contains the formation and destruction of ozone are known as: A. Reynold’s reaction B. Ozone Reaction C. Chapman Reaction D. Chaplin Reaction 20. The layer between the mesosphere and the thermosphere is called: A. Stratopause B. Tropopause C. Thermopause D. Magnetopause E. Mesopause 3