This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 241 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 241 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A road map is an example of what model A) Mathematical model. B) Graphical model. C) Conceptual model. D) Topographical model. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Graphical model. 2. Which of these consumers might depend on a rabbit for its energy? A) Grasshopper. B) Cow. C) Coyote. D) Horse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coyote. 3. What happens to plastic in water as it reacts to light? A) It breaks down into microplastics. B) It sinks to the bottom of the ocean. C) It becomes harmless housing for shellfish. D) It is redistributed around the world for recycling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It breaks down into microplastics. 4. Volcanic eruptions and emissions from vegetation are the natural causes of which phenomenon? A) Acid rain. B) Ozone layer depletion. C) Ozone layer hole. D) Global warming. E) Increase in sea levels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acid rain. 5. Largest animal in the world A) Giraffe. B) Blue Whale. C) Ostrich. D) Tiger. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blue Whale. 6. This is the layer above the thermosphere, this is the layer that blends into outer space. A) Mesosphere. B) Troposphere. C) Thermosphere. D) Exosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exosphere. 7. Which is the secondary air pollutant? A) Carbon monoxide. B) Ozone. C) Particulate matter. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ozone. 8. Food is healthy food which gives us a lot of energy. A) Nutritious. B) Healthy. C) Vegetables. D) Meat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nutritious. 9. The simplest and most complex levels of organization for ecosystems are ..... & ....., respectively. A) Community; ecosystem. B) Population; biosphere. C) Individual;biosphere. D) Individual; biome. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Individual;biosphere. 10. Balances the cost of the action against the benefits one expects from it. A) Cost-Benefit Analysis. B) Law of Supply and Demand. C) Risk Assessment. D) Tragedy of the Commons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cost-Benefit Analysis. 11. Which word means "water-based" ecosystem? A) Terrestrial. B) Aquatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aquatic. 12. Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because A) They provide all the energy we use. B) They require expensive equipment. C) They take millions of years to replace. D) They can be found all over the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They take millions of years to replace. 13. What would be an important abiotic factor in a freshwater biome? A) Population of frogs. B) Speed of water. C) Amount of salt. D) Species of algae. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Speed of water. 14. What is the best definition of science A) A list of facts about a subject, like trees. B) A process for gathering information about the natural world. C) A class you have to take in order to graduate. D) A method, that when used correctly, can answer any question. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A process for gathering information about the natural world. 15. What is a negative effect of sulfur (especially sulfur dioxide) being released into the atmosphere? A) It creates acid rain. B) It causes clouds to not form. C) It makes the sky yellow. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It creates acid rain. 16. Which of the following is an example of a biogeochemical cycle? A) The rock cycle. B) The carbon cycle. C) The nitrogen cycle. D) The water cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The water cycle. 17. There are four separate layers that make up a temperate mixed forest. Which is composed of coniferous trees? A) Herbaceous layer. B) Shrub layer. C) Sub-canopy layer. D) Canopy layer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Canopy layer. 18. Most of the drinking water on earth is tied up in ice. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. "Organisms that are better adapted to the environment survive to pass traits to their offspring" is the definition of A) Natural Selection. B) Evolution. C) Selective Breeding. D) Artificial Selection. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural Selection. 20. Used to determine whether an object is older or younger than other objects A) Superposition. B) Relative Dating. C) Fossil. D) Unconformity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Relative Dating. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesEnvironmental Sciences Quiz 1Environmental Sciences Quiz 2Environmental Sciences Quiz 3Environmental Sciences Quiz 4Environmental Sciences Quiz 5Environmental Sciences Quiz 6Environmental Sciences Quiz 7Environmental Sciences Quiz 8Environmental Sciences Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books