List of top Environmental Sciences Questions

The coal mining carried out by landowners/local miners in Meghalaya state of India in the form of a long narrow opening is known as:

A black body has a temperature of 2900 K. The wavelength of peak emission ($λ_{max}$) of the radiation emitted from it is approximately equal to:

Identify the correct statements:
Statements:
A. Eddy diffusion is a dominant mixing process in the stratosphere.
B. Height of the troposphere at poles is less than that over the equator.
C. Mean free path of molecules in the mesosphere is longer than that in the troposphere.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Earthquakes occur in:

Arrange the following minerals in the correct sequence of crystallization starting from a cooling magma:
Minerals:
A. Oligoclase
B. Muscovite
C. Anorthite
D. Quartz
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

What will be the energy of 1 mole of photons having a wavelength of 200 nm?
Planck’s constant, \( h = 6.6 \times 10^{-34} \, \mathrm{Js} \) and Speed of light, \( c = 3.0 \times 10^8 \, \mathrm{ms^{-1}} \)

In which region is specific humidity recorded as the highest?

Which atmospheric wind is commonly referred to as the ’Snow Eater’?

What is the term used to describe pre-monsoon rainfall in Kerala and its neighboring regions?

Acid rain is primarily caused by which type of pollution?