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Environmental Quality and Pollution · CAPE Agricultural Science Unit 2

21 past-paper questions on Environmental Quality and Pollution, part of Module 1: Agriculture and the Environment, from every CAPE Agricultural Science Unit 2 paper on Quelpr.

Practise Environmental Quality and Pollution
  1. 1(a)(i)1 mark· CAPE Agricultural Science Unit 2 · 2015 · Paper 2Define the term 'greenhouse gas'.
  2. 1(a)(ii)4 marks· CAPE Agricultural Science Unit 2 · 2015 · Paper 2Outline how carbon dioxide and methane enter the atmosphere.
  3. 1(b)(i)2 marks· CAPE Agricultural Science Unit 2 · 2015 · Paper 2Describe the trend in CO2 concentration in relation to anthropogenic emissions shown in Figure 1.
  4. 1(b)(ii)3 marks· CAPE Agricultural Science Unit 2 · 2015 · Paper 2Account for the trend observed in Figure 1.
  5. 1(c)(i)1 mark· CAPE Agricultural Science Unit 2 · 2015 · Paper 2State the date that the Kyoto Protocol was adopted.
  6. 1(c)(ii)1 mark· CAPE Agricultural Science Unit 2 · 2015 · Paper 2State the date on which the amendment to the Kyoto Protocol was circulated by the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
  7. 1(c)(iii)1 mark· CAPE Agricultural Science Unit 2 · 2015 · Paper 2State why the Kyoto Protocol was adopted.
  8. 1(c)(iv)2 marks· CAPE Agricultural Science Unit 2 · 2015 · Paper 2Explain how the responsibilities for greenhouse gas emissions are weighted by the Kyoto Protocol.
  9. 4(a)5 marks· CAPE Agricultural Science Unit 2 · 2015 · Paper 2Explain what is meant by 'air quality' and explain how air quality affects photosynthesis and subsequent crop production.
  10. 1(a)(i)1 mark· CAPE Agricultural Science Unit 2 · 2015 (second paper) · Paper 2State the function of ozone located in the stratosphere.
  11. 1(a)(ii)4 marks· CAPE Agricultural Science Unit 2 · 2015 (second paper) · Paper 2Using TWO chemical equations, describe the natural ozone–oxygen cycle.
  12. 1(b)(i)2 marks· CAPE Agricultural Science Unit 2 · 2015 (second paper) · Paper 2Describe the trend displayed in Figure 1.
  13. 1(b)(ii)3 marks· CAPE Agricultural Science Unit 2 · 2015 (second paper) · Paper 2Explain how chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) contribute to the observed trend in Figure 1.
  14. 1(c)(i)1 mark· CAPE Agricultural Science Unit 2 · 2015 (second paper) · Paper 2State the adoption date of the Montreal Protocol.
  15. 1(c)(ii)2 marks· CAPE Agricultural Science Unit 2 · 2015 (second paper) · Paper 2State the difference between the Montreal Protocol and the Kyoto Protocol.
  16. 1(c)(iii)1 mark· CAPE Agricultural Science Unit 2 · 2015 (second paper) · Paper 2State the number of countries that are Parties to the Montreal Protocol.
  17. 1(c)(iv)1 mark· CAPE Agricultural Science Unit 2 · 2015 (second paper) · Paper 2Suggest ONE benefit resulting from the global success of the Montreal Protocol.
  18. 4(a)5 marks· CAPE Agricultural Science Unit 2 · 2015 (second paper) · Paper 2Outline FIVE adverse environmental effects of nitrate fertilization on an aquatic ecosystem.
  19. 4(b)10 marks· CAPE Agricultural Science Unit 2 · 2015 (second paper) · Paper 2Explain FIVE consequences of intensive farming on soil resources.
  20. 1(a)(iii)2 marks· CAPE Agricultural Science Unit 2 · 2016 · Paper 2Explain the potential effects that land clearing for vegetable production can have on water quality in downhill off-farm locations.
  21. 415 marks· CAPE Agricultural Science Unit 2 · 2016 · Paper 2Identify by name SO2, NOx, NMVOC, NH3, and CO2 shown in Figure 1. Describe the sources of these pollutants and their effect on the air quality.

Related topics in Module 1: Agriculture and the Environment