WorksheetsEnvironmental Systems :Unit 10 - Practice Test
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Policy that avoids potential environmental problems follows the ___.
environmental-justice principle
precautionary principle
reversibility principle
prevention principle
The ___ regulates how industries dispose of hazardous wastes.
Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
Hazardous Waste Act
Resource and Hazardous Compensation Act
In ___ economics, natural capital is a subset of the economy.
ecological
neoclassical
environmental
traditional
A fine paid by a company because of its pollution is an example of ___.
a green tax
a grant
cap and trade
a subsidy
A(n) ___ worldview believes that while humans are most important, they have an obligation to leave the earth a better place for future generations.
deep-ecological
stewardship
planetary-management
environmental-wisdom
Policy that tries to avoid potential pollution even if not all the scientific studies have been done follows the ___.
precautionary principle
prevention principle
reversibility principle
environmental-justice principle
In ___ economics, the economy is a subset of natural capital.
ecological
environmental
traditional
neoclassical
Radioactive waste containers need to last for ____.
a couple centuries
millennia
a couple decades
a few years
Liquid hazardous waste can be temporarily disposed of to reduce volume through ___.
surface impoundments
hazardous sanitary landfills
deep-well injection
incineration
A(n) ___ worldview believes that people should learn and apply natural ecosystem principles to managing earth's resources.
ecological footprint
planetary-management
deep-ecological
environmental-wisdom
Reducing ___ helps people go green by giving them the resources to use more environmentally friendly practices.
poverty
unemployment
subsidies
taxes
Sanitary landfills generate electricity through ___.
methane gas
natural gas
leachate
incineration
A gift of money from the government to help develop solar-panel technology is an example of ___.
a grant
cap and trade
a green tax
a subsidy
Policy that ensures that one group of people is not subjected to an unfair share of pollution follows the ___.
environmental-justice principle
prevention principle
reversibility principle
precautionary principle
Define ecological footprint.
the use of plants in a landscape that require little to no extra water for irrigation
all the water that goes down a drain that has not come into contact with human waste
environmental laws and regulations that are designed and enforced by government agencies
a calculation of the amount of natural resources needed to support one's lifestyle
Jim throws away his television. He should dispose of it as ___ waste.
municipal solid
hazardous
industrial
nuclear
Biosphere 2 failed because carbon dioxide levels ___ to dangerous levels.
decreased
increased
The ___ regulates how land that is polluted with hazardous substances is developed.
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act
Resource and Hazardous Compensation Act
Hazardous Waste Act
A(n) ___ worldview believes that even if natural resources run out, people will be able to use innovation to meet their needs.
deep-ecological
planetary-management
environmental-wisdom
stewardship
___ cities aim to grow up, not out.
Green
Mixed-zoned
Sustainable
Smart-growth
A company that pollutes more than allowed so it buys leftover pollution permits from another company is participating in ___.
a subsidy
a green tax
a grant
cap and trade
