Unit 9: Assessed Homework 1
Chemistry of the Atmosphere
1. What are the approximate percentages for the two most common gases in air?
A 20% oxygen, 60% nitrogen B 80% oxygen, 20% nitrogen
C 20% nitrogen, 60% oxygen D 20% oxygen, 80% nitrogen
2. Why is there little evidence for the early atmosphere of Earth?
A Earth formed 4.6 billion years ago B The records have been lost
C It kept changing composition D Global warming was a major problem
3. What produced the early atmosphere?
A Acid rain B Release of gases from volcanoes
C The rocks cooled and became gases D Evaporation from the oceans
4. Which of the following does not help to explain the decrease in carbon dioxide levels 2.7 billion years ago?
A It dissolved in the oceans B Animal life absorbed the atmosphere
C Plant life developed D Precipitation of insoluble carbonates
5. What key change in the atmosphere allowed animal life to develop?
A A pleasant climate developed B The levels of pollutants decreased
C Argon was formed D Oxygen levels increased
6. Which of the equations that follows represents photosynthesis?
A CO2 + H2O → H2CO3 B 6CO2 + 6H2O → C6H12O6 + 6O2
C 2H2 + O2 → 2H2O D C6H12O6 + 6O2 → 6CO2 + 6H2O
7. What is the main gas breathed out by human beings
A Argon B Carbon dioxide
C Oxygen D Nitrogen
8. Which one of the following is not a significant greenhouse gas?
A Carbon dioxide B Nitrogen
C Methane D Water vapour
9. Which of the following helps to reduce global warming?
A Burning fossil fuels B Planting trees
C Melting the ice-caps D Keeping cattle
10. Greenhouse gases contribute to global warming by:
A Allowing short-wave radiation through to the Earth’s surface
B Trapping short-wave radiation
C Reflecting long-wave radiation into space
D Absorbing long-wave radiation from the Earth’s surface
Multiple Choice Score = /10
Q11. This question is about gases in the atmosphere.
The box gives the names of some gases.
(a) Choose gases from the box to answer these questions.
(i) Identify the least reactive gas in the atmosphere.
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(ii) Identify the most abundant gas in the atmosphere.
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(iii) Identify the gas that is not normally found in the atmosphere.
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(b) State an environmental problem caused by increasing amounts of carbon dioxide in the
atmosphere.
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Q12.
This question is about gases in the air.
The pie chart represents the percentages of gases in dry, unpolluted air.
Gases with percentages of less than 1% in air are called trace gases.
(a) (i) Which gas is gas Z?
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(ii) What is the approximate percentage of oxygen in dry, unpolluted air?
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(b) One of the trace gases is carbon dioxide.
(i) Identify two reactions that produce carbon dioxide.
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