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REVI E W
Quick review
All questions are worth 1 mark 6. Methane is produced by
1 . The maj or greenhouse gases are I. bacterial activity.
A. nitrous oxide and chlorofuorocarbons. II. decomposition in landll sites.
B . water vapour, carbon dioxide, ozone and III. digestive systems o cattle.
methane.
A. I and II only B . I and III only
C . carbon dioxide, nitrogen and ozone.
C . II and III only D . I, II and III
D . ozone, water vapour and chlorine.
7. Which o these human activities both increases
2 . The rise in the Earths mean surace
global warming and depletes the ozone layer?
temperature between 1 860 and the present is
considered to be caused by A. E mission o carbon dioxide rom vehicle
I. release o methane rom wetlands. exhausts.

II. deorestation. B . E mission o sulphur dioxide rom power

stations.
III. burning o ossil uels.
C . Leakage o methane rom gas pipelines.
A. I, II and III B . I and II only
D . Release o C FC s rom old rerigerators.
C . II and III only D . I and III only
8. What might be a consequence o a signicant
3 . Which column in the table correctly shows the
decrease in the amount o the C O 2 in the
eects o the pollutant gas?
atmosphere?
a. B. c. D. A. The Earth becoming warmer.
sulpur hlogented metne crbon B . A decrease in C FC levels in the atmosphere.
dioxide ge dioxide
C . A rise in sea levels.
inree te
greenoue Yes No Yes Yes D . The Earth becoming cooler.
efet 9. Which pair o statements about the greenhouse
deplete eect is correct?
trtoperi Yes Yes No Yes A. It is caused by carbon It increases acid rain.
ozone dioxide and methane.
inree B. It occurs in the It may cause a rise in
Yes No No Yes
idity o rin troposphere. sea levels.
4. I part o the cost to the environment o ossil C. It accelerates ozone It is caused by CFCs.
uel use were added to the price o the uel, the depletion.
most likely eect would be that D. It blocks UV light. It occurs in the
A. global warming would increase. asthenosphere.
B . use o renewable energy would decrease. 1 0. Which list contains only greenhouse gases?
C . more ossil uels would be produced. A. C arbon dioxide, water and methane
D . consumption o ossil uels would decrease.
B . Methane, C FC s and sulphur dioxide
5 . Which o the ollowing greenhouse gases are
C . C arbon dioxide, lead and methane
produced only by human activities?
D . Nitrogen, water and C FC s
A. Methane and chlorofuorocarbons ( C FC s)
B . C arbon dioxide and water vapour
C . C FC s
D . Methane and water vapour
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