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Environmental Econ

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Pollution is a by-product of human existence.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

What is a primary greenhouse gas?

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

oxygen

c)

nitrogen

3.

The first step to solve the problem of adding more greenhouse gases to our atmosphere is to _____ the sources of those gases.

a)

identify

b)

reduce

c)

eliminate

4.

The second step to reduce the amount of new greenhouse emissions into our atmosphere is to _______ the supply or demand of those technologies.

a)

decrease

b)

identify

c)

eliminate

d)

increase

5.

Pollution is a _____ externality.

a)

negative

b)

positive

6.

Price _____ encourage people to pollute less by adding taxes to gasoline or adding subsidies to electric vehicles.

a)

incentives

b)

controls

c)

equalities

7.

A _____ market sets a limit on how much a company can pollute.

a)

permit

b)

pollution

c)

capital

d)

environmental

8.

The (a)   effect says that benefits of an act might be reduced as people change their behavior.

9.

Most countries are working to find solutions to climate change.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Which country leads the world in renewable energy investments?

a)

China

b)

United States

c)

France

d)

Britian