ENV320 FINAL PRACTICE
EXAMINATION 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ Ways to reduce your impact include.
Answer: avoiding disposable items.
◍ Which of the following events is NOT part of the explanation of how
tornadoes form?.
Answer: The air mass is set spinning by the Coriolis effect
◍ Legislative Branch.
Answer: Established by Article I of the Constitution.
◍ Executive Branch.
Answer: Established by Article II of the Constitution.
◍ An international survey identified ________ as the most influential
environmental book..
Answer: A Sand County Almanac, by Aldo Leopold
◍ Life-cycle analyses.
Answer: evaluate material and energy inputs and outputs at each stage of
manufacture, use, and disposal of a product.
◍ The environmental group that has inspired tens of thousands of citizens to
work to stop climate change iscalled.
Answer: 350.org.
◍ Judicial Branch.
Answer: Established by Article III of the Constitution.
◍ T or F- Careers focused on protecting the environment are available for
students majoring in business, education,engineering, liberal arts, and
, science..
Answer: True
◍ T or F- Public opinion polls show that most people are willing to make
personal sacrifices to protect the environment..
Answer: True
◍ T or F- Job opportunities for environmental professionals are predicted to be
among the fastest growing areas ofemployment during the next few years..
Answer: True
◍ Roles and Parts of Legislative Branch.
Answer: Makes Laws* Congress-> senate-> house of representatives
◍ Roles and Parts of Executive Branch.
Answer: Carries out laws* President* Vice President* Cabinet
◍ Roles and Parts of Judicial Branch.
Answer: Evaluates laws* Supreme Courts* Other Federal Courts
◍ What branch are administrative agencies in?.
Answer: Executive
◍ T or F- Mainline environmental organizations have been criticized for being
too quick to compromise..
Answer: True
◍ T or F- Activities endorsed by the Student Environmental Action Coalition
include confrontational protests..
Answer: True
◍ T or F- Recent opinion polls in the
U. S. indicate waning public support for strict protection of
environmentalquality..
Answer: False
◍ What does administrative law govern?.
Answer: Government agencies
,◍ Environmental literacy does not refer to.
Answer: an initiative to promote journalists to write more about
environmental issues.
◍ Statutes are passed by?.
Answer: Passed by Congress.
◍ Federal statutes are codified in?.
Answer: Codified in the United States Code (U.S.C.).
◍ The Audubon Christmas Bird Count is an example of.
Answer: citizen science.
◍ Federal rules/regulations are codified in?.
Answer: Codified in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).
◍ Conspicuous consumption is a term that was coined.
Answer: to refer to the concept of purchasing things to impress others and a
century ago.
◍ Administrative Procedure Act (APA) - three roles.
Answer: * Establishes procedures for federal agencies to propose and
establish regulations, including rulemaking and adjudication.* Makes
general cause of action for individuals aggrieved by final agency decision*
Establishes standard of judicial review when agency actions are challenged
in court
◍ Informal rulemaking definition.
Answer: Referred to as notice-and-comment rulemaking because it requires
agencies to provide public notice of proposed rules and allow time for
public comment before finalizing the rules.
◍ Agency capture.
Answer: Where agencies so closely align themselves with the industries
they're supposed to regulate that the public interest is lost in the process.
◍ Agency self-interest.
Answer: In order to increase its power and perpetuate itself, agencies may
, act more out of bureaucratic self-interest than in the public interest.
◍ Which of the following is NOT important in influencing public policy?.
Answer: These are all important steps in influencing public policy
◍ Which of the following is NOT an emphasis of the 1990 National
Environmental Education Act?.
Answer: Education to make sure that there are specialists who are able to
make appropriate decisions regardingenvironmental issues and who will
guide us into the 21st century
◍ Environmental literacy partly consists of being able to.
Answer: Understand the basic principles of ecology
◍ U.
S. District Courts level and number.
Answer: One of the three main levels of the federal court system. (lowest -
94 courts)
◍ U.
S. Courts of Appeals level and number.
Answer: One of the three main levels of the federal court system. (middle -
13)
◍ The local high school in your hometown has a project where students are
collecting water samples incollaboration with the local university. This
project is an example of a(n).
Answer: Citizen science project
◍ U.
S. Supreme Court level.
Answer: One of the three main levels of the federal court system. (highest)
◍ Case or Controversy clause (which article and def).
Answer: A constitutional requirement (Article III) imposing a minimum
constitutional standing requirement on a litigant attempting to file a lawsuit
in federal court.
EXAMINATION 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ Ways to reduce your impact include.
Answer: avoiding disposable items.
◍ Which of the following events is NOT part of the explanation of how
tornadoes form?.
Answer: The air mass is set spinning by the Coriolis effect
◍ Legislative Branch.
Answer: Established by Article I of the Constitution.
◍ Executive Branch.
Answer: Established by Article II of the Constitution.
◍ An international survey identified ________ as the most influential
environmental book..
Answer: A Sand County Almanac, by Aldo Leopold
◍ Life-cycle analyses.
Answer: evaluate material and energy inputs and outputs at each stage of
manufacture, use, and disposal of a product.
◍ The environmental group that has inspired tens of thousands of citizens to
work to stop climate change iscalled.
Answer: 350.org.
◍ Judicial Branch.
Answer: Established by Article III of the Constitution.
◍ T or F- Careers focused on protecting the environment are available for
students majoring in business, education,engineering, liberal arts, and
, science..
Answer: True
◍ T or F- Public opinion polls show that most people are willing to make
personal sacrifices to protect the environment..
Answer: True
◍ T or F- Job opportunities for environmental professionals are predicted to be
among the fastest growing areas ofemployment during the next few years..
Answer: True
◍ Roles and Parts of Legislative Branch.
Answer: Makes Laws* Congress-> senate-> house of representatives
◍ Roles and Parts of Executive Branch.
Answer: Carries out laws* President* Vice President* Cabinet
◍ Roles and Parts of Judicial Branch.
Answer: Evaluates laws* Supreme Courts* Other Federal Courts
◍ What branch are administrative agencies in?.
Answer: Executive
◍ T or F- Mainline environmental organizations have been criticized for being
too quick to compromise..
Answer: True
◍ T or F- Activities endorsed by the Student Environmental Action Coalition
include confrontational protests..
Answer: True
◍ T or F- Recent opinion polls in the
U. S. indicate waning public support for strict protection of
environmentalquality..
Answer: False
◍ What does administrative law govern?.
Answer: Government agencies
,◍ Environmental literacy does not refer to.
Answer: an initiative to promote journalists to write more about
environmental issues.
◍ Statutes are passed by?.
Answer: Passed by Congress.
◍ Federal statutes are codified in?.
Answer: Codified in the United States Code (U.S.C.).
◍ The Audubon Christmas Bird Count is an example of.
Answer: citizen science.
◍ Federal rules/regulations are codified in?.
Answer: Codified in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).
◍ Conspicuous consumption is a term that was coined.
Answer: to refer to the concept of purchasing things to impress others and a
century ago.
◍ Administrative Procedure Act (APA) - three roles.
Answer: * Establishes procedures for federal agencies to propose and
establish regulations, including rulemaking and adjudication.* Makes
general cause of action for individuals aggrieved by final agency decision*
Establishes standard of judicial review when agency actions are challenged
in court
◍ Informal rulemaking definition.
Answer: Referred to as notice-and-comment rulemaking because it requires
agencies to provide public notice of proposed rules and allow time for
public comment before finalizing the rules.
◍ Agency capture.
Answer: Where agencies so closely align themselves with the industries
they're supposed to regulate that the public interest is lost in the process.
◍ Agency self-interest.
Answer: In order to increase its power and perpetuate itself, agencies may
, act more out of bureaucratic self-interest than in the public interest.
◍ Which of the following is NOT important in influencing public policy?.
Answer: These are all important steps in influencing public policy
◍ Which of the following is NOT an emphasis of the 1990 National
Environmental Education Act?.
Answer: Education to make sure that there are specialists who are able to
make appropriate decisions regardingenvironmental issues and who will
guide us into the 21st century
◍ Environmental literacy partly consists of being able to.
Answer: Understand the basic principles of ecology
◍ U.
S. District Courts level and number.
Answer: One of the three main levels of the federal court system. (lowest -
94 courts)
◍ U.
S. Courts of Appeals level and number.
Answer: One of the three main levels of the federal court system. (middle -
13)
◍ The local high school in your hometown has a project where students are
collecting water samples incollaboration with the local university. This
project is an example of a(n).
Answer: Citizen science project
◍ U.
S. Supreme Court level.
Answer: One of the three main levels of the federal court system. (highest)
◍ Case or Controversy clause (which article and def).
Answer: A constitutional requirement (Article III) imposing a minimum
constitutional standing requirement on a litigant attempting to file a lawsuit
in federal court.
