Environmental Protections Quiz

What is the primary goal of sustainability?

• Maximize industrial production

• Preserve resources for future generations

• Increase economic profit

• Expand urban development

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Which law was created to regulate air emissions from stationary and mobile sources?

• Clean Water Act

• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

• Clean Air Act

• Endangered Species Act

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was established in:

• 1965

• 1970

• 1982

• 1990

What does “carbon footprint” refer to?

• The amount of carbon stored in trees

• The area covered by carbon-based materials

• The total greenhouse gas emissions caused by an individual or group

• The amount of coal burned in a region

Which of the following is NOT a renewable resource?

• Solar energy

• Wind energy

• Natural gas

• Hydropower

What does “reduce, reuse, recycle” aim to minimize?

• Consumer spending

• Land availability

• Pollution and waste

• Public transportation

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The Kyoto Protocol and Paris Agreement are international efforts to address:

• Overfishing

• Deforestation

• Climate change

• Ocean acidification

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Which act provides protection for species that are threatened or endangered?

• Wilderness Act

• Endangered Species Act

• National Environmental Policy Act

• Superfund Act

Conservation differs from preservation in that conservation:

• Seeks to eliminate all human activity in nature

• Allows responsible resource use

• Is focused only on wildlife

• Applies only to national parks

Which of the following is an example of a sustainable practice?

• Clear-cutting forests

• Building coal-fired power plants

• Planting cover crops between harvests

• Using plastic packaging

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