Which of the following is a major component of the Earth's lithosphere?

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Which of the following is a major component of the Earth's lithosphere?

A. Water

B. Soil

C. Rock

D. Air

Correct Answer :

C. Rock

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Answer 1

A. Deforestation

Answer 2

B. Agricultural Practices

Answer 3

C. Urbanization

Answer 4

D. All of the above

Answer 5

A. Carbon Footprint

Answer 6

B. Eutrophication

Answer 7

C. Acidification

Answer 8

D. Deforestation

Answer 9

A. Wastewater Treatment Plants

Answer 10

B. Industrial Discharges

Answer 11

C. Runoff from Roads and Parking Lots

Answer 12

D. Oil Spills

Answer 13

A. Troposphere

Answer 14

B. Stratosphere

Answer 15

C. Mesosphere

Answer 16

D. Thermosphere

Answer 17

B. Carbon Dioxide

Answer 18

C. Nitrogen

Answer 19

D. Methane

Answer 20

A. Weathering

Answer 21

B. Erosion

Answer 22

C. Deposition

Answer 23

D. Sedimentation

Answer 24

A. Tidal Energy

Answer 25

B. Geothermal Energy

Answer 26

C. Biomass Energy

Answer 27

D. Hydropower

Answer 28

A. Nitrogen Fixation

Answer 29

B. Nitrification

Answer 30

C. Denitrification

Answer 31

D. Ammonification

Answer 32

A. Outdoor Smog

Answer 33

B. Radon Gas

Answer 34

C. Ground-level Ozone

Answer 35

D. Acid Rain

Answer 36

A. Methane

Answer 37

B. Carbon Dioxide

Answer 38

C. Nitrous Oxide

Answer 39

A. Evaporation

Answer 40

B. Transpiration

Answer 41

C. Condensation

Answer 42

D. Precipitation

Answer 43

A. Acidification

Answer 44

B. Salinization

Answer 45

C. Alkalization

Answer 46

D. Neutralization

Answer 47

A. Desalination

Answer 48

B. Filtration

Answer 49

C. Distillation

Answer 50

D. Purification

Answer 51

A. Irrigation

Answer 52

B. Desalination

Answer 53

C. Rainwater Harvesting

Answer 54

D. Drip Irrigation

Answer 55

A. Temperature

Answer 56

B. Soil pH

Answer 57

C. Predation

Answer 58

D. Rainfall

Answer 59

A. Leaching

Answer 60

B. Erosion

Answer 61

C. Evaporation

Answer 62

D. Condensation

Answer 63

A. Factory Effluent Pipe

Answer 64

B. Sewage Treatment Plant

Answer 65

C. Pesticide Runoff from Fields

Answer 66

D. Oil Spill from a Tanker

Answer 67

A. Methane

Answer 68

B. Nitrous Oxide

Answer 69

C. Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)

Answer 70

D. Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6)

Answer 71

A. Sunlight

Answer 72

B. Carbon Dioxide

Answer 73

A. Catalytic Converter

Answer 74

B. EGR Valve

Answer 75

C. ABS System

Answer 76

D. CVT Transmission

Answer 77

A. Agricultural Runoff

Answer 78

B. Oil Spill from a Ship

Answer 79

C. Atmospheric Deposition

Answer 80

D. Groundwater Contamination

Answer 81

A. Eutrophication

Answer 82

B. Acidification

Answer 83

C. Desertification

Answer 84

D. Salinization

Answer 85

A. Sea Star

Answer 86

B. Clownfish

Answer 87

D. Seagull

Answer 88

A. Natural Gas

Answer 89

B. Wind Energy

Answer 90

C. Solar Power

Answer 91

D. Biomass

Answer 92

A. Plastic Bottles

Answer 93

B. Glass Containers

Answer 94

C. Fruit Peels

Answer 95

D. Aluminum Cans

Answer 96

A. Agricultural Runoff

Answer 97

B. Oil Spill from a Tanker

Answer 98

C. Acid Rain

Answer 99

D. Urban Stormwater Runoff

Answer 100

A. Methane

Answer 101

B. Carbon Dioxide

Answer 102

C. Nitrous Oxide

Answer 103

D. Chlorofluorocarbons

Answer 104

A. Evolution

Answer 105

B. Adaptation

Answer 106

C. Speciation

Answer 107

D. Mutation

Answer 108

B. Natural Gas

Answer 109

C. Solar Power

Answer 110

D. Nuclear Energy

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