Quiz: Test Your Knowledge About Black Carbon!

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Research published in Nature Communications highlights the harmful effects on fetal infants' health due to the placement of air pollutants in the placenta. According to research, the placenta of women exposed to high concentrations of 'black carbon' was found to have a high level of black carbon of an average size of 2.42 micrograms per centimeter cube. Air pollutants such as black carbon are found in the placenta from the mother's lungs. Has the potential to have severe health consequences on the infant. This is the main problem with low birth weight, which increases the child's vulnerability to other cardiovascular diseases including diabetes, asthma and heart stroke. Take this interesting trivia quiz about Black Carbon.

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1. Black carbon is a particulate matter produced by ____________ combustion of fossils and other biofuels.

A. Complete combustion

B. Incomplete combustion

C. Adiabatic combustion

D. Non Adiabatic combustion

2. Despite its low stability in the atmosphere, on whom does it have a wide impact?

A. Climate

B. Glaciers

C. Human health

D. Influences all of these

3. Black carbon is a _____________-term climate pollutant.

A. Short-term

B. Medium-term

C. Long-term

D. Lifetime

4. Who was the founder of Nature Communications?

A. Lesley Anson

B. Joerg Heber

C. Elisa De Ranieri

D. Nine of these

5. Where is the journal editorial offices of Nature Communications?

A. London

B. New York City

C. Shanghai

D. All of above

6. Nature Communications covers the Natural sciences, and including____________.

A. Chemistry

B. Physics

C. Earth sciences & Biology

D. All of the above

7. In 2017, Nature Publishing Group announced which three "sub journal" to be created under the Communications brand?

A. Communications Biology

B. Communications Chemistry

C. Communications Physics

D. All of above

8. It is emitted in two forms-anthropogenic and soot. It is a major component of ____________.

A. Anthropogenic

B. Soot

C. Unburned fuel

D. None of these

9. Which country is known as the highest black carbon-producing country?

A. United State

B. China

C. India

D. Bangladesh

10. How much more contribution to warming is black carbon than carbon dioxide?

A. 100 times to 2000

B. 250 times to 5000

C. 200 times to 1000

D. 390 times to 9000

11. Black carbon is found worldwide, but its presence and impact are particularly strong in, which continent?

A. Europe

B. Africa

C. Asia

D. South America

12. In climatology, black carbon is a climate ____________ agent.

A. Free agent

B. Function agent

C. Forcing agent

D. All of above

 

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