This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Environment > Environmental Science – Quiz 60 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Science Quiz 60 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following atmospheric gasses is changing the global climate? A) Ozone. B) Nitrogen. C) Carbon dioxide. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carbon dioxide. 2. Global population is projected to be about .....in 2050 A) 7 billion. B) 8 billion. C) 9 billion. D) 10 billiion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 10 billiion. 3. Which is a secondary air pollutant A) Ozone. B) Carbon monoxide. C) Particulate matter. D) Nitrogen oxides. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ozone. 4. What happens to plastics in the ocean? A) They breakdown quickly in 5-10 years. B) They breakdown slowly 10-50 years. C) They take hundreds of years to break down. D) They never really breakdown. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They never really breakdown. 5. Which of the following is NOT an example of a natural resource? A) Coal. B) Sunlight. C) Timber. D) Plastic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plastic. 6. Which layer of the atmosphere helps us by burning up incoming meteors? A) Exosphere. B) Troposphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mesosphere. 7. How is pesticide resistance related to evolution? A) Humans have used chemicals to control pests which has now made them resistant to insecticides. B) Using the wrong insecticide has made insects stronger. C) Humans have evolved a resistance to pesticides. D) Insects cannot evolve if pesticides are used. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Humans have used chemicals to control pests which has now made them resistant to insecticides. 8. The number of individuals that a particular area can support is called the A) Biotic Potential. B) Survivorshop. C) Community. D) Carrying Capacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carrying Capacity. 9. What is NOT a way to conserve energy? A) Take a short shower instead of a long one. B) Turn off the lights when leaving a room. C) Recycle old newspapers and drink cans. D) Driving a car instead of riding a bike. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Driving a car instead of riding a bike. 10. 3 The largest watershed in the United States is A) Mississippi River. B) Delaware River. C) Colorado River. D) Cooper River. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mississippi River. 11. A snake is eaten by a hawk. The hawk is the ..... A) Prey. B) Parasite. C) Predator. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Predator. 12. Region where strongest and earliest global warming impacts have occurred A) Polar. B) Temperate. C) Tropical. D) Sub-tropical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polar. 13. The ..... environment is all living and nonliving things in nature. A) Natural. B) Biology. C) Oxygen. D) Variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural. 14. What best identifies a biome? A) Exists in limited regions of the world. B) Contain two ecosystems, hence the name biome. C) Usually described by their vegetation. D) All of these are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Usually described by their vegetation. 15. The energy in most ecosystems originally comes from A) Green plants. B) Wind. C) The sun. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sun. 16. The variety of life on Earth A) Biodiversity. B) Natural environment. C) Built environment. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biodiversity. 17. Most trees in tropical dry forests are ..... which means they lose their leaves and stop photosynthesis during part of the year. A) Coniferous. B) Deciduous. C) Elms. D) Fir trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deciduous. 18. Which of the following best describes a population? A) Members of the same species living in the same place at the same time. B) All the red birds in an area. C) All types of organisms living in the same place. D) All members of the same species. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Members of the same species living in the same place at the same time. 19. All of the living AND non-living things in an particular area is called a(n): A) Ecosystem. B) House. C) Community. D) Mountain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ecosystem. 20. The container is filled to the 350 mL mark with water. A) Observation. B) Inference. C) Problem. D) Hypothesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Observation. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesEnvironmental Science Quiz 1Environmental Science Quiz 2Environmental Science Quiz 3Environmental Science Quiz 4Environmental Science Quiz 5Environmental Science Quiz 6Environmental Science Quiz 7Environmental Science Quiz 8Environmental Science Quiz 9Environmental Science Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books