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Environmental Legislation (UK)

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what year did the The Environmental Protection Act come into force?

a)

1974

b)

1983

c)

1990

d)

2003

2.

What do we mean by the term Natural Environment?

(Tick all that apply)

a)

Car Parks

b)

Water courses

c)

Animals / Plants

d)

Mountains and countryside

3.


The Environmental Protection Act covers?

(Tick all that apply)


a)

Waste on land and contaminated land

b)

Smoke, fumes, insects, noise and light

c)

Forests, Plants / trees and Vegetables

d)

Litter

4.

How many factors determine whether or not a substance is hazardous to the environment?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

5.

In what year did the Pollution Prevention and Control Act come into force?

a)

1967

b)

1974

c)

1990

d)

1999

6.

What does WEEE stand for?

a)

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment

b)

World Electrical and Engineering Equipment

c)

Wate Export of Electrical Equipment

d)

Waste Electrical and Export of Equipment

7.

Which of the following materials are NOT classified as hazardous to the environment?

a)

PVC cable

b)

Plasterboard

c)

Fluorescent lamps

d)

Cardboard packaging

8.

Which of the following materials can be easily recycled?

(Tick all that apply)

a)

Old electrical cable

b)

Cardboard packaging

c)

Metals

(copper and steel)

d)

Builders rubble

9.

Which Building Regulation is concerned with the Conservation of Fuel and Power?

a)

Part A

b)

Part E

c)

Part L

d)

Part P

10.

What kind of low-energy lamp is this?

a)

High pressure sodium

b)

Light Emitting Diode (LED)

c)

Metal halide

d)

Compact fluorescent lamp (CFL)

11.

What kind of low-energy lamp is this?

a)

High pressure sodium

b)

Metal halide

c)

Light Emitting Diode (LED)

d)

Compact fluorescent lamp (CFL)

12.

What kind of low-energy lamp is this?

a)

High pressure sodium

b)

Metal halide

c)

Light Emitting Diode (LED)

d)

Compact fluorescent lamp (CFL)