~ INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KHARAGPUR

EV20001 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE SPRING 2011

MID-SEMESTER EXAM- Section 3 Total marks: 30
B. Tech. (CY, EE, PH) Total time: 2 hours

Part A (15 Marks)

I. Show that the gain for the climate system can be expressed as, G F = __!!_. Where G andI are the
I- I
transfer function and feedback of the system respectively. Write down the above expression for
several feedback mechanisms when linked in (i) series and (ii) parallel. 4+ 1+1=6

2. Write down the different important sources of water pollution. How water pollution is related to
BOD? 2+2=4
3. What instrument is used to measure the noise pollution? Define dB. Write a short note on Noise
Pollution. 1+1+3=5
Part B (15 Marks)

1. What do you understand by 'energy flow' in ecological systems? 5

2. What are the environmental services of Biodiversity? Discuss on the inter-linkages between
biodiversity and climate change. 5
3. Attempt the fol.owing
a) Write the USLE equation 2
b) Differentiate between Carbon Source and Sink 2
c) Define Food Chain 1

Prepared by Dr. A. Chakraborty (Part A) and Dr. M D. Behera (Part B)