Quiz on APES legislation

#1 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)

Cap GHGs, US didn't ratify No carcinogens in food Proper disposal of solid and hazardous waste Regulates water pollution (but not drinking water quality)

#2 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

Makes drinking water safer

Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) Newcomen steam engine Kyoto Protocol Comprehensive Environmental Response Comprehensive Liability Act (CERCLA)

#3 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Kyoto Protocol

Cap GHGs, US didn't ratify Makes drinking water safer Superfund act for funding cleanup The IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) maintains the Red List of threatened species and assigns countries to regulate certain trade.

#4 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

No carcinogens in food

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of wild fauna and flora (CITES) Comprehensive Environmental Response Comprehensive Liability Act (CERCLA) Endangered Species Act Delaney Clause of Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

#5 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

Designates certain species as threatened or endangered and protects habitats (developers have to do environmental impact assessments) plus prevents trade.

Endangered Species Act Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) Clean Water Act Endangered Species Act

#6 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Montreal Protocol

Phases out ozone depleting substances (ODS) like CFCs

True

False

#7 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of wild fauna and flora (CITES)

Regulates water pollution (but not drinking water quality)

True

False

#8 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Newcomen steam engine

Designed to pump water out of the coal mines to increase production.

True

False

#9 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Comprehensive Environmental Response Comprehensive Liability Act (CERCLA)

Superfund act for funding cleanup

True

False

#10 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Clean Water Act

Regulates water pollution (but not drinking water quality)

True

False

Section 1: Multiple Choice questions

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)

Makes drinking water safer

Kyoto Protocol

No carcinogens in food

Designates certain species as threatened or endangered and protects habitats (developers have to do environmental impact assessments) plus prevents trade.

Section 2: True/false questions

Montreal Protocol

Phases out ozone depleting substances (ODS) like CFCs

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of wild fauna and flora (CITES)

Regulates water pollution (but not drinking water quality)

Newcomen steam engine

Designed to pump water out of the coal mines to increase production.

Comprehensive Environmental Response Comprehensive Liability Act (CERCLA)

Superfund act for funding cleanup

Clean Water Act

Regulates water pollution (but not drinking water quality)

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