Environmental Concepts Quiz

What is an "aspect" in the context of an organisation's activities?

• A change to the environment

• An element of an organisation's activities or products that interacts with the environment

• A financial report of the organization

• A marketing strategy

What does "impact" refer to in environmental terms?

• A financial gain for the organization

• A change to the environment resulting from an organization's aspects

• A new product launch

• A marketing campaign

What is one of the purposes of using systematic tools and techniques in identifying environmental issues?

• To ensure all issues are omitted

• To prioritize the least important issues

• To ensure nothing significant is omitted

• To ignore environmental impacts

What is one of the aims of impact assessment?

• To increase the cost of development projects

• To identify beneficial and negative environmental impacts of an activity

• To ignore environmental changes

• To delay decision-making processes

How does impact assessment aid decision-making processes?

• By incorporating environmental information into the decision-making process

• By ignoring environmental data

• By focusing solely on financial outcomes

• By delaying decisions indefinitely

During the scoping stage, which environmental impacts are considered in detail?

• Air emissions, Noise emissions, Discharges to water

• Soil erosion, Wildlife disruption, Deforestation

• Water pollution, Land degradation, Resource depletion

• Climate change, Habitat loss, Urbanization

According to ISO 14001, what is an environmental aspect?

• A component of the environment that is affected by pollution

• An element of the organization's activities or products or services that interacts or can interact with the environment

• A natural resource that is used by an organization

• A regulation that controls environmental impact

In environmental risk assessment, what is a "Receptor"?

• The source of the risk

• Something that is affected by the aspect

• The pathway for the aspect

• The environment itself

What is a direct impact of an oil spill?

• Damage to fish stocks

• Change of land use

• Damage to marine life

• Global warming potential

What is a direct impact of effluent discharges on aquatic environments?

• Gradual change in aquatic ecosystems

• Abstraction limitations

• Loss or reduction of O2

• Water cannot be used for public consumption