This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 662 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 662 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Over time, adaptions can lead populations to experience A) Environmental changes. B) Genetic changes. C) Geological changes. D) Extinction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Genetic changes. 2. Where does most of the planet's oxygen produced? A) Rainforests. B) Deserts. C) Oceans. D) Grasslands. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oceans. 3. What causes wind? A) Differences in air pressure. B) Differences in gravity. C) Difference in oxygen. D) Differences in the thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Differences in air pressure. 4. Limiting factors will cause a population to ..... A) Increase. B) Decrease. C) Remain constant. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decrease. 5. The building is 100 feet tall. A) Qualitative. B) Quantitative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quantitative. 6. Which of the following describes a front? A) An air mass near the equator. B) The area where air masses meet. C) An area of low atmospheric pressure. D) An area of cool, dry air. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The area where air masses meet. 7. A combination of Earth's rotation and the outer core rotating around the inner core, a force field is created. This called the ..... effect. A) Dynamo. B) Worry. C) Continental drift. D) Winter solstice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dynamo. 8. The thickness of a dime is about a ..... A) Kilometer. B) Meter. C) Centimeter. D) Millimeter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Millimeter. 9. Leaving out someone's opinion in an article is called bias by A) Emphasis. B) Omission. C) Use of language. D) Headlines. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Omission. 10. Which is an advantage of using fossil fuels for energy? A) Limited amounts. B) Causes pollution. C) Has toxic-byproducts. D) Is very versatile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is very versatile. 11. All of the land area that supplies water to a particular river system A) River system. B) Watershed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Watershed. 12. How a population changes in size during a specific period of time ..... A) Growth rate. B) Death rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Growth rate. 13. Which of the following is one way a person could conserve water? A) Take a long bath instead of a shower. B) Wash laundry in small, partial loads. C) Use a low-flow showerhead and take short showers. D) Water your lawn daily and at mid-day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Use a low-flow showerhead and take short showers. 14. Scientists think that convection currents flow in Earth's A) Continents. B) Mantle. C) Lithosphere. D) Inner core. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mantle. 15. This picture represents a visit from? A) Arnold Schwarzenegger. B) UWG geosciences. C) Carroll EMC. D) Georgia Power. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Georgia Power. 16. The most biodiverse biome is: A) Taiga. B) Chaparral. C) Savanna. D) Tropical Rainforest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tropical Rainforest. 17. You car was leaking oil in the driveway. A) Point Source. B) NonPoint Source. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NonPoint Source. 18. Which is an economic disadvantage of IPM? A) Time consuming and costly than using traditional pest control methods. B) Harmful for human health. C) Harms the surrounding crops. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Time consuming and costly than using traditional pest control methods. 19. All of the following are primary air pollutants except A) Carbon monoxide. B) Nitric acid. C) Sulfur oxides. D) VOCs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nitric acid. 20. The leaves on the tree are green, this is an example of A) An observation. B) An inference. C) An opinion. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An observation. ← 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