Environmental Science B Final Exam Test with Verified Answers
1. The works with the Environmental Protection Coast Guard
Agency to enforce marine biology regulations along
the coast and in the Great Lakes channels.
2. A main division of the Department of Health, the CDC
, is responsible for efforts to prevent diseases,
disabilities, and environmental health threats.
3. The is the branch of the Department of Health FDA
that is responsible for overseeing food inspection
processes, prohibits the shipping of mislabeled prod-
ucts, and checks quality controls and labels for cos-
metics and pharmaceuticals.
4. This division is in charge of recycling water for reuse Bureau of Recla-
on agricultural areas and landscape areas in National mation
Parks.
5. This division is in charge of mapping land and water, US Geological
and global positioning technologies for the United Survey
States.
6. This division is in charge of reestablishing the endan- US Fish and
gered species that are facing possible extinction. Wildlife Service
7. This division is in charge of US oil reserves, all mining Mineral Manage-
activities, oil drilling, and natural gas extraction pro- ment Service
cedures.
8. This agency was implemented to develop regulations DOT
for a more efficient and safe national transportation
system.
9. This is a division of DOI, in charge of the health, BLM
biodiversity, and control of the use of public lands and
reserves.
10. This Agency was established by Congress to over- EPA
see all aspects of pollution, including contamination,
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, environmental clean up, hazardous waste spills, and
pesticide use.
11. This agency is in charge of finding reliable energy DOE
sources. The amount of energy fuels coming from
foreign oil, coal, and other fossil fuels is required to
be reduced over the next ten years.
12. The slash and burn system of deforestation reduces True
the number of oxygen producing trees and puts more
carbon in the air.
13. Illegal hunting and fishing practices are still occurring True
globally.
14. Some poor countries sell off their natural resources True
or accept toxic waste from other countries in order to
improve their economy.
15. Countries sign laws and treaties to protect different False
species. There is enough funding to supply the en-
forcement needed.
16. Countries which use the most natural resources have False
always been willing to participate in global communi-
cations to resolve many environmental problems.
17. The first Earth Day took place on April 22, 1970. At the True
time, it was the best attended protest of its kind.
18. The Environmental Defense Fund, The Friends of the False
Earth, and The Natural Defense Council, are all divi-
sions of the Environmental Protection Agency.
19. After the first Earth Day, the Sierra Club expanded False
to 20 states in 1970. In 1971, the anti-environmen-
tal group Greenpeace was formed. These two groups
went on to debate each other about global warming's
existence for decades.
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1. The works with the Environmental Protection Coast Guard
Agency to enforce marine biology regulations along
the coast and in the Great Lakes channels.
2. A main division of the Department of Health, the CDC
, is responsible for efforts to prevent diseases,
disabilities, and environmental health threats.
3. The is the branch of the Department of Health FDA
that is responsible for overseeing food inspection
processes, prohibits the shipping of mislabeled prod-
ucts, and checks quality controls and labels for cos-
metics and pharmaceuticals.
4. This division is in charge of recycling water for reuse Bureau of Recla-
on agricultural areas and landscape areas in National mation
Parks.
5. This division is in charge of mapping land and water, US Geological
and global positioning technologies for the United Survey
States.
6. This division is in charge of reestablishing the endan- US Fish and
gered species that are facing possible extinction. Wildlife Service
7. This division is in charge of US oil reserves, all mining Mineral Manage-
activities, oil drilling, and natural gas extraction pro- ment Service
cedures.
8. This agency was implemented to develop regulations DOT
for a more efficient and safe national transportation
system.
9. This is a division of DOI, in charge of the health, BLM
biodiversity, and control of the use of public lands and
reserves.
10. This Agency was established by Congress to over- EPA
see all aspects of pollution, including contamination,
1/5
, environmental clean up, hazardous waste spills, and
pesticide use.
11. This agency is in charge of finding reliable energy DOE
sources. The amount of energy fuels coming from
foreign oil, coal, and other fossil fuels is required to
be reduced over the next ten years.
12. The slash and burn system of deforestation reduces True
the number of oxygen producing trees and puts more
carbon in the air.
13. Illegal hunting and fishing practices are still occurring True
globally.
14. Some poor countries sell off their natural resources True
or accept toxic waste from other countries in order to
improve their economy.
15. Countries sign laws and treaties to protect different False
species. There is enough funding to supply the en-
forcement needed.
16. Countries which use the most natural resources have False
always been willing to participate in global communi-
cations to resolve many environmental problems.
17. The first Earth Day took place on April 22, 1970. At the True
time, it was the best attended protest of its kind.
18. The Environmental Defense Fund, The Friends of the False
Earth, and The Natural Defense Council, are all divi-
sions of the Environmental Protection Agency.
19. After the first Earth Day, the Sierra Club expanded False
to 20 states in 1970. In 1971, the anti-environmen-
tal group Greenpeace was formed. These two groups
went on to debate each other about global warming's
existence for decades.
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