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Total questions: 74
Worksheet time: 51mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This act was created by the US Environmental Protection Agency to authorize the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) to assist in the creations of law to protect the environment. This act was also established to handle problems such as acid rain, ground-level ozone, and air toxics.
a)
Clean Air Act
b)
Clean Water Act
c)
Energy Policy Act
d)
Department of Energy
2.
This is the federal organization that ensures that all Americans are protected against specific hazards to the environment and human health where they learn, work and live.
a)
Department of Energy
b)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
c)
Environmental Protection Agency
d)
Energy Policy Act
3.
Requires that the government, businesses, and people prevent or reduce the amount of any substance entering the air, waterways, and land. The act establishes activities for recycling, source reduction, and sustainable agriculture. It helps to promote the conservation of energy, water, and natural resources.
a)
Clean Air Act
b)
Clean Water Act
c)
National Environmental Policy Act
d)
Pollution Prevention Act
4.
Which act was created by the US Environmental Protection Agency to authorize the National Ambient AirQuality Standards (NAAQS) to assist in the creations of law to protect the environment?
a)
National Environmental Policy Act
b)
Clean Air Act
c)
Energy Independence and Security Act
d)
Energy Policy Act
5.
Which act protects fish, shellfish, and wildlife in rivers, lakes, streams and oceans?
a)
Pollution Prevention Act
b)
Energy Independence and Security Act
c)
Energy Policy Act
d)
Clean Water Act
6.
According to federal law, companies that produce hazardous waste must track and account for the waste from its creation ________________.
a)
until they pass it along to someone else
b)
until its eventual disposal
c)
until the company closes
d)
until no one is paying attention
7.
_____________ is the process of reclaiming raw materials and reusing them to create new products.
a)
Reducing
b)
Repurposing
c)
Recycling
d)
Composting
8.
A(n) _______________ is specially designed to safely hold municipal solid waste, construction debris, and some types of agricultural and industrial waste.
a)
sanitary landfill
b)
open dump
c)
waste pit
d)
dumpster
9.
The containment, cleanup, or remediation of abandoned toxic waste sites is governed by a program known as ______________.
a)
Superfund
b)
Superclean
c)
Superdump
d)
Federal Toxic Act
10.
What is the biggest part of municipal solid waste?
a)
paper
b)
plastic
c)
food scraps
d)
metal
11.
The containment, cleanup, or remediation of abandoned toxic waste sites is governed by a program known as ______________.
a)
Superfund
b)
Superclean
c)
Superdump
d)
Federal Toxic Act
12.
Most major laws in modern U.S. environmental policy were enacted in the
a)
1960's and 1970's
b)
1980's and 1990's
c)
years between 2000 and 2005
d)
years between 2005 and 2010
13.
What law protects vulnerable animals?
a)
Prevention of Animal Extinction Act
b)
Endangered Species Act
c)
Threatened and Endangered Species Laws
d)
Animal Control Act
14.
What does GMO stand for?
a)
Genetically Modified Organism
b)
Genius Modified Organism
c)
Genetically Modified Organelle
d)
Genetically Magical Organism
15.
The impact one person has on the environment by use of fossil fuels is a good definition of ...
a)
A carbon footprint
b)
Greenhouse Gas
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
Carbon-Oxygen Cycle
16.
A population experienced a birth rate of 23 people per thousand and a death rate of 11 deaths per thousand. What is the approximate growth rate of the population?
a)
2.4%
b)
1.2%
c)
3.8%
d)
0.12%
17.
After the third half-life, how much of the sample is left?
a)
1/2
b)
1/3
c)
1/16
d)
1/8
18.
The largest population that an environment can maintain indefinitely:
a)
environmental resistance
b)
survivorship
c)
density dependent
d)
carrying capacity
19.
What causes ozone layer depletion?
a)
CFCs
b)
mercury
c)
auto emissions
d)
nuclear radiation
20.
On March 24, 1989, the oil tanker _____________________grounded on Bligh Reef in Alaska's Prince William Sound, rupturing its hull and spilling nearly 11 million gallons of Prudhoe Bay crude oil into a remote, scenic, and biologically productive body of water.
a)
BP Oil spill
b)
The Titanic
c)
The Exxon Valdez
d)
The Edmund Fitzgerald
21.
a process used in nine out of ten natural gas wells in the United States, where millions of gallons of water, sand and chemicals are pumped underground to break apart the rock and release gas.
a)
Deep well drilling
b)
Off Shore Drilling
c)
Aquifer degregation
d)
Hydraulic Fracturing
22.
Wrote an essay called "The Tragedy of The Commons"
a)
Stephen King
b)
Rachel Carson
c)
David Thoreau
d)
Garrett Hardin
23.
Happened on April 26th,1986 It is the largest uncontrolled radioactive release into the environment ever recorded for any civilian operation
a)
Three Mile Island
b)
Eight Mile Detroit
c)
Fukashimo Japan Meltdown
d)
Chernobyl
24.
Considered the "Mother Of Environmental Science",
Wrote "The Silent Spring"
Wrote "The Silent Spring"
a)
Eleanor Roosevelt
b)
Hillary Clinton
c)
Rachel Carson
d)
Yo MaMa Nature
25.
an international treaty among industrialized nations that sets mandatory limits on greenhouse gas emissions. The greenhouse effect is the warming effect of the sun on greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, that act to trap this heat in our atmosphere.
a)
Montreal Protocol
b)
Kyoto Protocol
c)
G7 Summit
d)
EPA
26.
•_________________________________is a global agreement to protect the stratospheric ozone layer by phasing out the production and consumption of ozone depleting substances (chlorofluorocarbons)
a)
Kyoto Protocol
b)
Paris Agreement
c)
The US Constitution
d)
The Montreal Protocol
27.
is the ongoing decrease in the pH of the Earth's oceans, caused by the uptake of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. An estimated 30–40% of the carbon dioxide from human activity released into the atmosphere dissolves into oceans, rivers and lakes.
a)
Coral Bleaching
b)
Ocean Acidification
c)
Greenhouse Effect
28.
What is the definition of ecological footprint?
a)
is the footprint of ecologist
b)
is a measure of the impact living things have on the environment.
c)
is a kind of plant that grows in the rainforrest.
d)
a measure of the impact humans have on the environment.
29.
Which of these is not an example of a commons?
a)
Aquifers
b)
The ocean
c)
Privately owned farms
d)
Highways
30.
Using resources in such a way that we continue living in a developed world, but at the same time we protect the environment. This is the definition of:
a)
Suspensability
b)
Ecology
c)
Sustainability
d)
Ecological precautions
31.
All of these fields of study contribute to environmental science except
a)
linguistics.
b)
biology and earth sciences
c)
social sciences
d)
physics and chemistry
32.
The _____ was not a direct result of the Industrial Revolution.
a)
overhunting of large mammals
b)
shift in the use of fossil fuels
c)
improved quality of life
d)
growth of cities
33.
What term describes the variety of different organisms found in an ecosystem?
a)
population
b)
biodiversity
c)
ecosystem services
34.
A rainforest has an abundance of different plant an animal species. This is an example of what?
a)
population
b)
biodiversity
c)
conservation strategies
35.
The containment, cleanup, or remediation of abandoned toxic waste sites is governed by a program known as ______________.
a)
Superfund
b)
Superclean
c)
Superdump
d)
Federal Toxic Act
36.
This act was created by the US Environmental Protection Agency to authorize the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) to assist in the creations of law to protect the environment. This act was also established to handle problems such as acid rain, ground-level ozone, and air toxics.
a)
Clean Air Act
b)
Clean Water Act
c)
Energy Policy Act
d)
Department of Energy
37.
This is the federal organization that ensures that all Americans are protected against specific hazards to the environment and human health where they learn, work and live.
a)
Department of Energy
b)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
c)
Environmental Protection Agency
d)
Energy Policy Act
38.
Global warming is caused by
a)
greenhouse gases
b)
fossil fuel use
c)
cars and boats
d)
all of the above
39.
The Coriolis effect causes global winds to
a)
rotate
b)
change directions
c)
become stronger
d)
curve
40.
What are three types of rocks?
a)
sedimentary, igneous, metamorphic
b)
mantle, igneous, sedimentary
c)
crust, core, mantle
41.
When lava cools what does it form?
a)
igneous rock
b)
fossils
c)
sedimentary rock
d)
metamorphic rock
42.
Which of these often occur as the Earth's crustal plates move?
a)
earthquakes
b)
floods
c)
tornadoes
d)
hurricanes
43.
Where are earthquakes and volcanoes likely to occur?
a)
anywhere
b)
at boundary plates (fault lines)
c)
on mountains
44.
What is thought to be the biggest contributor to the 'holes' in the ozone layer?
a)
smog
b)
CFC's
c)
CO2
d)
O2
45.
What shape does the curve on an exponential growth chart have?
a)
V
b)
S
c)
J
d)
U
46.
Use Figure 13-4. If the trend from 2006 to 2007 continued, approximately how many kWh would have been generated in 2008?
a)
36 x 106
b)
36 x 109
c)
42 x 109
d)
68 x 109
47.
Put the items below in correct sequence for the generation of electricity using the wind
1 – generator converts mechanical energy into electrical energy
2 – wind turns the wind turbine blade
3 – the gear box transfers mechanical energy to the generator
4 – electricity is transferred to the grid
1 – generator converts mechanical energy into electrical energy
2 – wind turns the wind turbine blade
3 – the gear box transfers mechanical energy to the generator
4 – electricity is transferred to the grid
a)
1-2-3-4
b)
2-1-3-4
c)
2-3-1-4
d)
2-4-3-1
48.
Which country is known for having the most available geothermal energy in the world?
a)
Russia
b)
Iceland
c)
England
d)
China
49.
Concerns over the wide use of synthetic pesticides include all of the following unintended effects EXCEPT
a)
the pesticide may be lethal to nontarget species as well as target species
b)
pesticide use leads to an altered species composition of the community
c)
the chemistry of the inert ingedients
d)
acidification of nearby streams
50.
The material rotating in the North Pacific Gyre can best be described as:
a)
solid waste composed of mostly plastics
b)
organic waste dumped from cruise ships
c)
medical waste dumped by the US
d)
coal slag dumped from China
51.
Ground level ozone is classified as a pollutant because it reduces lung functionality AND:
a)
its concentrations are low but its particle size is high
b)
it occurs in the atmosphere only
c)
it is entirely anthropogenic in nature
d)
it can degrade plant surfaces
52.
Which of the following correctly lists the 6 "criteria" air pollutants as specified in the Clean Air Act?
a)
Pb, SO2, NOX, CO, PM, and tropospheric O3
b)
Tropospheric O3, SO2, NOX, PM, Pb, and CO2
c)
SO2, NOX, Hg, Pb, PM, and O3
d)
SO4, NOX, CO, PM, Pb, and tropospheric O3
53.
The air pollutant that is a metal and is released primarily from the combustion of coal is:
a)
cadmium
b)
mercury
c)
arsenic
d)
sulfur
54.
A thermal inversion, which can lead to serious pollution events, occurs when:
a)
warm air that normally rises, does so taking the pollutants with it
b)
warm air that normally rises stays close to the surface holding pollutants close to the surface
c)
cool air that normally rises, does so taking the pollutants with it
d)
cool air stays close to the surface and is blanketed by a layer of warm air that traps pollutants
55.
The correct sequence of events for acid deposition are:
W. deposition of ions on vegetation or soil
X. secondary pollutants are formed
Y. combustion releasing SO2 and NOX
Z. dissociation of pollutants
W. deposition of ions on vegetation or soil
X. secondary pollutants are formed
Y. combustion releasing SO2 and NOX
Z. dissociation of pollutants
a)
Z-X-Y-W
b)
Y-X-Z-W
c)
Y-Z-X-W
d)
Y-W-X-Z
56.
Which of the following is NOT a problem associated with acid deposition?
a)
comprised aquatic systems
b)
lowered pH of lakes
c)
negative effects on contact with human skin
d)
erosion of buildings and monuments made of marble
57.
Which harmful substance was once commonly used in insulation?
a)
asbestos
b)
mercury
c)
lead
d)
radon
58.
Which of the following is/are environmental benefit/s of recycling aluminum?
I. Reduces the effects on the land from mining
II. Reduces the effects of leaching in landfills
III. Reduces the energy required to transport and process mined ore
I. Reduces the effects on the land from mining
II. Reduces the effects of leaching in landfills
III. Reduces the energy required to transport and process mined ore
a)
I only
b)
II only
c)
I and III only
d)
I, II, and III
59.
The US legislation that imposes a tax on targeted industrial facilities and then utilizes those funds to cleanup selected abandoned hazardous waste sites is
a)
NEPA
b)
CWA
c)
CERCLA
d)
RCRA
60.
A historical pandemic disease caused by a bacterium and carried by rodents is
a)
Cholera
b)
Tuberculosis
c)
Plague
d)
Swine flu
61.
Which of the following factors are important in promoting species endangerment and ultimately extinction?
I. habitat destruction
II. exotic species introduction
III. increased tropospheric ozone
I. habitat destruction
II. exotic species introduction
III. increased tropospheric ozone
a)
I
b)
I and III
c)
I and II
d)
III
62.
Which of the following energy sources is a chief contributor to greenhouse gas emissions as well as increasing environmental mobility of mercury?
a)
Nuclear power
b)
Wind power
c)
Coal
d)
Natural gas cogeneration
63.
Use Figure 19-2. Between 400,000 and 10,000 years ago, the highest CO2 concentration was approximately
a)
380 ppm
b)
320 ppm
c)
290 ppm
d)
200 ppm
64.
Use Figure 19-3. Ignoring CO2 emissions caused by fossil fuel use, which would be the best practice to reduce anthropogenic greenhouse gases?
a)
eliminate the use of ozone-depleting chemicals
b)
convert wetlands into agricultural land
c)
institute policies that reduce deforestation worldwide
d)
increase the use of nitrogen-based fertilizer
65.
The concentration of which of the following greenhouse gases is LEAST affected by human activity?
a)
water vapor
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
chlorofluorocarbons
d)
methane
66.
If a country's growth rate is 7%, what is it's doubling time?
a)
5 years
b)
35 years
c)
10 years
d)
42 years
67.
Which of the following correectly describes the results of an experiment that found the LD50 of a chemical?
a)
2 out of every 100 rats died
b)
25 out of every 50 rats died
c)
1 out of every 50 rats got sick
d)
50 out of every 100 rats got sick
68.
If a material has a radioactivity level of 100 curies and has a half-life of 50 years, how many half-lives will have occurred after 100 years?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
100
d)
1,000
69.
Soils found in tropical rain forests are:
a)
deep and nutrient-rich
b)
rich in quartz sand
c)
highly porous
d)
quickly depleted of nutrients when the forest is removed
70.
Which sewage treatment process describes when large debris is filtered out by screens?
a)
primary treatment
b)
secondary treatment
c)
tertiary treatment
d)
both primary and secondary treatment
71.
The El-Nino-Southern Oscillation would bring what type of weather conditions to southern Australia?
a)
warmer, drier
b)
warmer, wetter
c)
cooler, drier
d)
unusually dry
72.
Which of the following would be a K-selected species?
a)
Cockroaches
b)
Fish
c)
Elelphants
d)
Grasshoppers
73.
If a population of 10,000 has 200 births, 100 deaths, 60 immigrants and 30 emigrants, what is the population growth rate?
a)
1.3%
b)
9%
c)
90%
d)
2.4%
74.
What is Tar Sand-
a)
Sand that has a mixture of clay and tar
b)
A mixture that includes concrete and limestone
c)
A mixture of clay, sand, water and bitumen
d)
A mixture of peat coal, bitumen and water
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