Chemistry
Name or state the following:
- An atmospheric pollutant produced during lightening discharge.
- A form of wet deposition of acid rain other than rain water.
- An atmospheric pollutant responsible for both global warming and ozone depletion.
- A green house gas which contains carbon and hydrogen only.
- The atom which reacts with oxygen to form ozone.
Related Questions
Give reasons for the following.
The formation of ozone involves a chemical reaction called photolysis.
Give reasons for the following.
Destruction of ozone layer is harmful for both humans and plants.
Acid rain has adverse effects on the environment. State the effect acid rain has on the following - i.e., A: Increases or B: Decreases
- The nutrients present in the soil.
- The acidity of the soil.
- The fertility of the soil.
- The pH of water bodies.
- The rate of photosynthesis in plants.
The diagram represents the green house effect.
- State why the effect is called 'global warming'.
- Name a process which (a) releases (b) absorbs – green house gas – CO2.
- State an advantage of use of C.N.G. over combustion of fossil fuels.
- Which of the following – biofertilizers or nitrogenous fertilizers reduces the green house gas – N2O. Explain.
- Does the sea level rise or fall due to global warming. Explain.