Environmental Systems U2

Which of these are greenhouse gases?

• Carbon dioxide

• Methane

• Carbon monoxide

• Ozone

• Water vapour

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

The greenhouse effect is…..

• Completely natural
• Completely created by humans
• A myth
• Controversial

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-2

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

The IPCC stands for ….

• International Panel on Climate Change
• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
• International Policy on Climate Change
• Industrial Panel on Climate Change

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

The Clean Air Act is monitored and enforced by the

• The Paris Accord
• GSA-Government Services Agency
• Virginia
• EPA-Environmental Protection Agency 

Most of the acid rain that falls in our area (and the NE part of the US) comes from _________________power plants in the _________________.

• hydro-electric, southern
• coal burning, southern
• hydro-electric, mid-west
• coal burning, mid-west

What is thought to be the biggest contributor to the 'holes' in the ozone layer?

• smog
• CFC's
• CO₂
• O₂

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

The Endangered Species Act of 1973

• Is not enforceable
• Is a treaty between many countries
• Provides for the conservation of ecosystems upon which threatened and endangered species of fish, wildlife, and plants depend
• Only helps species that are already extinct

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

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An endangered species is in danger of becoming...

• Extinct
• Threatened
• vulnerable
• none of the above

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

Endangered Species Act 1973 

• All of the above
• authorizes the determination and listing of species as endangered and threatened
• prohibits unauthorized taking, possession, sale, and transport of endangered species
• authorizes civil and criminal penalties for violating the Act

Mandates environmental assessment of all projects involving federal money or federal permits- requires environmental impact statement before project begins

• NEPA

• SDWA

• UNCLOS

• LOST