ES 4.4 Formative

Which legislation required industries to reduce or eliminate point source pollution above ground?

• Clean Water Act

• Clean Air Act

• Ozone Act

• Federal Pollution Act

Legislation that limited levels of six pollutants known to cause health problems in outside air.

• Clean Water Act

• Ozone Protection Act

• Clean Air Act

• Greenhouse Act

Since 1970, the total emissions of the six pollutants regulated under the Clean Air Act have decreased 60 percent.

• true

• false

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

_____ is partly decomposed organic material that is used as fertilizer.

_____ removes whole areas of forest, destroys habitats, and contributes to erosion.

• selective cutting

• composting

• clear-cutting

• conservation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

_____ is the collecting and processing of used items so that they can be made into new products.

Sanitary landfills have plastic or clay liners that prevent wastes from leaking into the surrounding soil or groundwater.

• true

• false

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Legislation that requires companies to store, transport, and dispose of hazardous waste according to strict guidelines.

• Clean Air Act

• Clean Water Act

• Recycling Act

• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

Solar energy produces most of the electricity in the United States.

• true

• false

The careful use of resources is called

• recycling

• conservation

• compositing

• renewable energy