Environmental

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Science
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8th Grade
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Hard
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Lisa Thompson
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Clean Water Act 1972
established the National Park Service (NPS), an agency of the U.S. Department of the Interior.
U.S. federal law that regulates the discharge of pollutants into the nation's surface waters, including lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands, and coastal areas. Passed in 1972 and amended in 1977 and 1987, the Clean Water Actwas originally
legislation that grants public access to documents or other data in the possession of a government agency or public authority, unless the information falls into a category that is specifically excluded from the terms of the legislation.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
This is the federal organization that ensures that all Americans are protected against specific hazards to the environment and human health where they learn, work and live.
Department of Energy
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Environmental Protection Agency
Energy Policy Act
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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
NGSS.MS-ESS3-3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which act was created by the US Environmental Protection Agency to authorize the National Ambient AirQuality Standards (NAAQS) to assist in the creations of law to protect the environment?
National Environmental Policy Act
Clean Air Act
Energy Independence and Security Act
Energy Policy Act
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Endangered Species Act 1973
created the National Wilderness Preservation System and recognized wilderness as “an area where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who does not remain.
Protects endangered species
significantly amended portions of the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act
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NGSS.HS-LS2-6
NGSS.HS-LS2-7
NGSS.HS-LS4-5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
This act was created by the US Environmental Protection Agency to authorize the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) to assist in the creations of law to protect the environment. This act was also established to handle problems such as acid rain, ground-level ozone, and air toxics.
Clean Air Act
Clean Water Act
Energy Policy Act
Department of Energy
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which act protects fish, shellfish, and wildlife in rivers, lakes, streams and oceans?
Pollution Prevention Act
Energy Independence and Security Act
Energy Policy Act
Clean Water Act
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS2-5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The Clean Air Act is monitored and enforced by the
The Paris Accord
GSA-Government Services Agency
Virginia
EPA-Environmental Protection Agency
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