ThatQuiz Test Library Take this test now
Environmental law - Exam
Contributed by: Stokes
  • 1. Which law requires federal agencies to integrate environmental values into their decision-making processes?
A) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
B) National Environmental Policy Act
C) Endangered Species Act
D) Clean Water Act
  • 2. Which federal agency is responsible for enforcing laws related to air quality?
A) Environmental Protection Agency
B) Department of Agriculture
C) Department of Energy
D) Department of the Interior
  • 3. What law regulates the handling and disposal of hazardous wastes in the United States?
A) Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
B) Clean Air Act
C) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
D) Safe Drinking Water Act
  • 4. What is the primary federal law that governs water pollution in the United States?
A) Safe Drinking Water Act
B) Oil Pollution Act
C) Endangered Species Act
D) Clean Water Act
  • 5. Which legal principle dictates that preventing environmental harm should be a priority?
A) Precautionary Principle
B) Equitable Utilization Principle
C) Sustainable Development Principle
D) State Responsibility Principle
  • 6. Which international agreement regulates the trade of hazardous waste?
A) Montreal Protocol
B) Basel Convention
C) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
D) Stockholm Convention
  • 7. What law provides for the conservation of endangered and threatened species of plants and animals?
A) Lacey Act
B) Marine Mammal Protection Act
C) Endangered Species Act
D) Migratory Bird Treaty Act
  • 8. What is the purpose of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)?
A) To promote the enhancement of the environment
B) To regulate international environmental trade
C) To provide financial incentives for pollution control
D) To promote energy independence
  • 9. Which principle holds that the polluter should bear the costs of pollution?
A) Precautionary Principle
B) Non-Regression Principle
C) Polluter Pays Principle
D) Sustainable Development Principle
Created with That Quiz — where test making and test taking are made easy for math and other subject areas.