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Complete Notes for Class-X According to New Syllabus – 2020-21
Concerns about our Environment
FOR SHORT AND MCQ (1 MARK) Ans: Thermosphere.
1. Which layer of the atmosphere contains cloud, 17. Which layer of the atmosphere reflects radio
rain and snow? waves?
Ans: Troposphere. Ans: Ionosphere.
2. Which layer of the atmosphere contains most of 18. In which layer of the atmosphere molecules are
the mass? found in ionized state?
Ans: Troposphere. Ans: Ionosphere.
3. In which layer of the atmosphere weather and 19. In which layer of the atmosphere temperature
climatic change takes place? decreases as we go up? [MP 2017]
Ans: Troposphere. Ans: Troposphere.
4. In which layer of the atmosphere photochemical 20. What is the rate of decrease in temperature in
smoke forms? troposphere?
Ans: Troposphere. Ans: 6.40 C/1000 m or 10 C /165 m.
5. Where is the altitude of troposphere maximum? 21. In which layer of the atmosphere temperature
Ans: At Equator (16 KM). increases with altitude?
6. What is the layer between troposphere and Ans: Stratosphere.
stratosphere called? 22. In which layer of the atmosphere Auroras are
Ans: Troposphere. seen?
7. Which layer of atmosphere is suitable for Jet Ans: Thermosphere.
plane? 23. Which oxide of Nitrogen can destroy ozone?
Ans: Stratosphere. Ans: NO and NO2.
8. Which layer has suitable weather and climatic 24. Which oxide of nitrogen is produced by jet
condition? engines?
Ans: Stratosphere. Ans: NO.
9. Which layer contains most of the ozone gas? 25. Which oxide of Nitrogen produced during
Ans: Ozonosphere. lightening?
10. Which layer absorbs UV radiation from the Sun? Ans: NO.
Ans: Ozone. 26. Which is the most important Greenhouse gas?
11. Which is the coldest layer of the atmosphere? Ans: CO2.
Ans: Mesosphere (up to -900C) 27. Name some Greenhouse gases.
12. In which layer of the atmosphere asteroids are Ans: CO2, CH4, CFC, water vapour.
destroyed? 28. What is the unit of calorific value of fuel? [MP
Ans: Mesosphere. 2019]
13. Which gas is mostly responsible for ozone Ans: Kg/J (Kilogram/Joule)
depletion? 29. Which fuel has the highest calorific value?
Ans: CFCs. Ans: Hydrogen gas.
14. Which atom produced from CFC can destroy 30. Which material has lowest calorific value?
Ozone molecule? Ans: Solid fuel.
Ans: Chlorine atom. 31. Which gas absorbs infra radiation?
15. Which layer of the atmosphere is the hottest? Ans: Methane, water vapour, CO2
Ans: Thermosphere. 32. The minimum amount of energy required to burn
16. Which layer of the atmosphere absorbs UV and fuel is known as –
the X-ray radiation from the Sun? Ans: Combustion heat.

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33. Give some examples of alternative source of
energy.
Ans: Solar energy, wind energy, tidal energy.
34. In large cities solid waste are used to produce
which kind of energy?
Ans: Electricity.
35. What is the main constituent of biogas?
Ans: Methane.
36. Which energy is produced using geothermal
energy?
Ans: Electricity.
37. Natural gas is a mixture of-
Ans: Methane and Ethane.
38. Give some examples of non-conventional
source of energy? Ans: Wind energy, Solar energy,
Tidal energy.
39. Write down the formula of Methane hydrate or
fire ice?Ans: 4CH4.23H2O.
40. Which greenhouse gas does not deplete ozone
layer? [MP 2020]
Ans: CO2.
41. Which fuel gas is harvested from coal-bed? [MP
2020]
Ans: Methane.
42. Name a gas present in air, the increase in
amount of which causes global warming. [MP 2020]
Ans: CO2, CH4.
43. Which gas absorbs long wavelength infrared
radiation emitted from the earth’s surface? [MP
2019]
Ans: N2
44. Does the temperature increase or decrease with
increase in altitude in stratosphere? [MP 2019]
Ans: Increases.
45. Mention one harmful effect of global warming.
[MP 2017]
Ans: Receding of glaciers and consequent increase in
sea level.
46. Which greenhouse gas has the maximum
contribution towards global warming? [MP 2018]
Ans: CO2
47. Mention one use of bio-gas? [MP 2018]
Ans: It is used as fuel.
48. What is the role of NO in the decomposition of
ozone layer? [MP 2018]
Ans: Nitric Oxide, NO reacts with ozone to form
nitrogen dioxide, NO2 and O2 molecules.
FOR 2 AND 3 MARKS
1. Write with reason in which layer among the layers
of the atmosphere the pressure is the highest? [MP
2020]
2. What is biomass?
3. What do you mean by sustainable development?
[MP 2019]
4. What is Tropopause?
5. What are the characteristics of stratosphere?
6. Write a short note on Ozone layer.
7. Write three characteristics of Thermosphere.
8. What do you mean by Ozone hole?
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9. What are the causes of depletion of Ozone
layer?
10. What are the harmful effects of depletion of
Ozone layer?
11. What are greenhouse gases? Give example.
12. What do you mean by greenhouse effect?
13. What is Global warming?
14. What are the main causes of Global warming?
15. What are the effects of global warming?
16. What preventing measures can be used to
reduce global warming or Greenhouse gas?
17. What is conservation of energy?
18. Why energy conservation is necessary?
19. What are the uses of solar energy?
20. How can Wind energy be utilized?
21. Write two disadvantages of using solar energy?
22. How is tidal energy utilized?
23. What do you mean by geothermal energy? How
is it used?
24. What do you mean by bio-mass energy?
25. What is biogas? What is its use?
26. What is coal-bed Methane?
27. What is methane hydrate? How it is use? [MP
2018]
28. How solid waste can be utilized?
29. What do you mean by calorific value of fuel?
Between coal and diesel which gas has greater
calorific value? [MP 2017]
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