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EPA

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which President established the EPA?

a)

Ronald Reagan

b)

Bill Clinton

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

Lyndon B. Johnson

2.

EPA stands for- Environmental (a)   Agency.

3.

The current administrator of EPA is

a)

Mark Meadows

b)

Ben Carson

c)

Andrew R. Wheeler

d)

Alex Azar

4.

EPA headquarters is in

(a)  

5.

EPA began operation on

a)

December 2, 1970

b)

July 7, 1970

c)

December 20, 1970

d)

July 17, 1970

6.

The EPA is regulating ______ _____ emissions from power plants.

(a)  

7.

Largest source of the nation's carbon dioxide emissions

a)

Steel Mills

b)

Coal Mines

c)

Power Plants

8.

The EPA keeps our ____ and ____ clean.

(a)  

9.

The EPA gives more than how much of its funding to states and tribes to assist their efforts to keep air and water clean

a)

60%

b)

40%

c)

50%

d)

75%

10.

Air pollution is caused by

(a)  

11.

The EPA enforces what act to keep pollution out of our water

(a)  

12.

Solid waste that may cause or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or serious illness or pose a hazard to human health or the environment is improperly managed

(a)  

13.

Pollution of the land that is generally caused by hazardous waster being disposed of in an improper manner

(a)  

14.

Noise Control Act was established in

a)

1975

b)

1972

c)

1978

d)

1970

15.

Federal statue enacted in 1972 that authorizes the EPA to establish noise standards for products sold in the United States

(a)  

16.

Toxic Substances Control Act was established in

a)

1976

b)

1970

c)

1972

d)

1975

17.

Act that allowed the EPA to regulate new commercial chemicals before they become a part of the market.

(a)  

18.

Watergate was

(a)  

19.

One of the first people to realize the global dangers of pesticides

(a)  

20.

A federal agency that licenses the construction and opening of commercial nuclear power plants

(a)