Quiz on APES legislation

#1 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

Proper disposal of solid and hazardous waste

Montreal Protocol Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Kyoto Protocol Delaney Clause of Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

#2 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)

Makes drinking water safer Makes drinking water safer Cap GHGs, US didn't ratify No carcinogens in food

#3 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

Cap GHGs, US didn't ratify

Comprehensive Environmental Response Comprehensive Liability Act (CERCLA) Kyoto Protocol Kyoto Protocol Endangered Species Act

#4 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Delaney Clause of Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

No carcinogens in food Regulates water pollution (but not drinking water quality) Phases out ozone depleting substances (ODS) like CFCs Designates certain species as threatened or endangered and protects habitats (developers have to do environmental impact assessments) plus prevents trade.

#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.

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

#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)

The IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) maintains the Red List of threatened species and assigns countries to regulate certain trade.

True

False

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

Newcomen steam engine

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

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

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

True

False

Section 1: Multiple Choice questions

Proper disposal of solid and hazardous waste

Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)

Cap GHGs, US didn't ratify

Delaney Clause of Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

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)

The IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) maintains the Red List of threatened species and assigns countries to regulate certain trade.

Newcomen steam engine

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

Comprehensive Environmental Response Comprehensive Liability Act (CERCLA)

Superfund act for funding cleanup

Clean Water Act

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

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