WorksheetsEnvironmental Systems Law Review
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of these are greenhouse gases?
a)
Carbon dioxide
b)
Methane
c)
Carbon monoxide
d)
Ozone
e)
Water vapour
2.
The greenhouse effect is…..
a)
Completely natural
b)
Completely created by humans
c)
A myth
d)
Controversial
3.
The IPCC stands for ….
a)
International Panel on Climate Change
b)
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
c)
International Policy on Climate Change
d)
Industrial Panel on Climate Change
4.
The Clean Air Act is monitored and enforced by the
a)
The Paris Accord
b)
GSA-Government Services Agency
c)
Virginia
d)
EPA-Environmental Protection Agency
5.
Most of the acid rain that falls in our area (and the NE part of the US) comes from _________________power plants in the _________________.
a)
hydro-electric, southern
b)
coal burning, southern
c)
hydro-electric, mid-west
d)
coal burning, mid-west
6.
What is thought to be the biggest contributor to the 'holes' in the ozone layer?
a)
smog
b)
CFC's
c)
CO2
d)
O2
7.
The Endangered Species Act of 1973
a)
Is not enforceable
b)
Is a treaty between many countries
c)
Provides for the conservation of ecosystems upon which threatened and endangered species of fish, wildlife, and plants depend
d)
Only helps species that are already extinct
8.
An endangered species is in danger of becoming...
a)
Extinct
b)
Threatened
c)
vulnerable
d)
none of the above
9.
Endangered Species Act 1973
a)
All of the above
b)
authorizes the determination and listing of species as endangered and threatened
c)
prohibits unauthorized taking, possession, sale, and transport of endangered species
d)
authorizes civil and criminal penalties for violating the Act
10.
Mandates environmental assessment of all projects involving federal money or federal permits- requires environmental impact statement before project begins
a)
NEPA
b)
SDWA
c)
UNCLOS
d)
LOST
11.
Designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out substances responsible
a)
Montreal Protocol
b)
Kyoto Protocol
c)
Madrid Protocol
d)
Yucca Protocol
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