APES Laws for Exam

Which is NOT an air pollutant address by the Clean Air Act of 1970?

• O₃

• CO

• NO_x

• CH₄

• All of these were addressed by the Clean Air Act

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

Requires minimum safety standards for community water supplies

• Safe Drinking Water Act
• Clean Water Act
• Clean Air Act
• Resource Conservation Recovery Act

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

Mandates the restoration and maintenance of the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation's waters

• Safe Drinking Water Act
• Clean Water Act
• Clean Air Act
• Resource Conservation Recovery Act

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

Establishes cradle to grave tracking of hazardous waste

• Safe Drinking Water Act
• Clean Water Act
• CERCLA
• Resource Conservation Recovery Act

The Kyoto Protocol is an agreement set up with the goal of 

• reducing the levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
• shutting down industrial factories all over the world 
• reducing pollution 
• all of the above 

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

Which of the following correctly lists the 6 “criteria” air pollutants as specified under the Clean Air Act?

• Pb, SO₂, NO_X, CO, PM, and tropospheric O₃
• Tropospheric O₃, SO₂, NOX, PM, Pb, and CO₂
• SO₄, NO_X, CO, PM, Pb, and tropospheric O₃
• SO₂, NO_X, CO, Hg, PM, and tropospheric O₃

Designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out substances responsible

• Montreal Protocol

• Kyoto Protocol

• Madrid Protocol

• Yucca Protocol

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-ETS1-1

Requires maximum level of contaminants (MCLs) to meet safety regulations for community tap water supplies

• Clean Water Act

• Kyoto Protocol

• Montreal Protocol

• Safe Drinking Water Act

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

Policies to attain fishable and swimmable waters in the United States

• Clean Water Act

• Kyoto Protocol

• Montreal Protocol

• Safe Drinking Water Act

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

This law sets standards on pollutants for community water supplies.

• Clean Water Act (CWA)
• Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)
• National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
• Oil Pollution Act

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-5