Question 1

One of the features of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act is that it ________.

Accepted Answer

A) requires the oil industry to adopt procedures and contingency plans to readily respond to and clean up oil spills 
B) requires a permit for dumping wastes and other foreign materials into ocean waters 
C) requires the tanker owner-operator to prove that it is fully insured to cover any liability that may occur from an oil spill 
D) issues permits for discharge of dredged or fill material into navigable waters and qualified wetlands 
A) requires the oil industry to adopt procedures and contingency plans to readily respond to and clean up oil spills 
B) requires a permit for dumping wastes and other foreign materials into ocean waters 
C) requires the tanker owner-operator to prove that it is fully insured to cover any liability that may occur from an oil spill 
D) issues permits for discharge of dredged or fill material into navigable waters and qualified wetlands B

Question 2

The pollutant standards under the NAAQS are set in two levels.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

The primary level of the NAAQS protects ________.

Accepted Answer

A) flora 
B) human beings 
C) water bodies 
D) climate 
A) flora 
B) human beings 
C) water bodies 
D) climate B

Question 4

The EPA can prohibit the construction of a new pollution-causing industrial plant in a state that is a nonattainment area.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following federal administrative agencies enacts the Clean Water Act?

Accepted Answer

A) the Environmental Investigation Agency 
B) the Environmental Protection Agency 
C) the Ministry of Environmental Protection 
D) the Association of Environmental Professionals 
A) the Environmental Investigation Agency 
B) the Environmental Protection Agency 
C) the Ministry of Environmental Protection 
D) the Association of Environmental Professionals

Question 6

Which of the following is a federal statute that extends limited environmental protection to the oceans?

Accepted Answer

A) the Safe Drinking Water Act 
B) the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act 
C) the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
D) the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
A) the Safe Drinking Water Act 
B) the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act 
C) the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
D) the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

Question 7

An EIS can be challenged in court by environmentalists and other interested parties.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The National Environmental Policy Act is a federal statute which mandates that the federal government must ________.

Accepted Answer

A) consider focusing on air and water pollution to the exclusion of other sources of pollution as these two modes of pollution have the greatest impact on human lives 
B) execute a complete ban on the commercial usage of the two hundred toxic substances identified as being harmful and polluting 
C) implement a zero-tolerance policy for all business activities that discharge waste products into water bodies 
D) consider the adverse impact a federal government action would have on the environment before the action is implemented 
A) consider focusing on air and water pollution to the exclusion of other sources of pollution as these two modes of pollution have the greatest impact on human lives 
B) execute a complete ban on the commercial usage of the two hundred toxic substances identified as being harmful and polluting 
C) implement a zero-tolerance policy for all business activities that discharge waste products into water bodies 
D) consider the adverse impact a federal government action would have on the environment before the action is implemented

Question 9

The NEPA and EPA regulations require that an environmental impact statement (EIS)be prepared by the state government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is true of the NAAQS?

Accepted Answer

A) The federal government has the right to enforce these air pollution standards if the states fail to do so. 
B) The state governments are responsible for setting standards for air quality in their respective state. 
C) Human beings are protected under the secondary level of the NAAQS. 
D) Only standards for oxides of elements and particulate matter are evaluated under the NAAQS. 
A) The federal government has the right to enforce these air pollution standards if the states fail to do so. 
B) The state governments are responsible for setting standards for air quality in their respective state. 
C) Human beings are protected under the secondary level of the NAAQS. 
D) Only standards for oxides of elements and particulate matter are evaluated under the NAAQS.

Question 11

Each state is required to prepare a state implementation plan (SIP)that sets out how the state plans to meet the federal pollutant standards.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The U.S.Coast Guard administers the Oil Pollution Act which requires the oil industry to ________.

Accepted Answer

A) obtain a permit for dumping wastes and other foreign materials into ocean waters 
B) implement measures to avoid dumping of wastes into wells used for drinking water 
C) adopt procedures and contingency plans to readily respond to and clean up oil spills 
D) establish marine sanctuaries in ocean waters as far seaward as the edge of the continental shelf 
A) obtain a permit for dumping wastes and other foreign materials into ocean waters 
B) implement measures to avoid dumping of wastes into wells used for drinking water 
C) adopt procedures and contingency plans to readily respond to and clean up oil spills 
D) establish marine sanctuaries in ocean waters as far seaward as the edge of the continental shelf

Question 13

Each state is required to prepare a(n)________ that sets out how the state plans to meet the federal standards set by the NAAQS.

Accepted Answer

A) strategic environmental assessment 
B) environmental impact statement plan 
C) state assessment plan 
D) state implementation plan 
A) strategic environmental assessment 
B) environmental impact statement plan 
C) state assessment plan 
D) state implementation plan

Question 14

The Clean Water Act forbids the filling or dredging of navigable waters and qualified wetlands unless a permit has been obtained from the ________.

Accepted Answer

A) Ministry of Environmental Protection 
B) U)S.Army Corps of Engineers 
C) Environmental Protection Agency 
D) Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
A) Ministry of Environmental Protection 
B) U)S.Army Corps of Engineers 
C) Environmental Protection Agency 
D) Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Question 15

The Toxic Substances Control Act is administered by the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The filling or dredging of navigable waters and qualified wetlands are prohibited unless a permit has been obtained from the Army Corps of Engineers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The third category of the nonattainment areas is labeled "serious."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

AMS is a factory situated on the coast that uses chemicals like lead and arsenic in its daily production processes.It discharges the waste products of the manufacturing process into the sea nearby.From the information provided in the scenario, we can infer that ________.

Accepted Answer

A) AMS is a heavy electrical goods company 
B) AMS is using radioactive minerals 
C) AMS is likely to face corrective action by the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers 
D) AMS is a source of pollution that is fixed and stationary 
A) AMS is a heavy electrical goods company 
B) AMS is using radioactive minerals 
C) AMS is likely to face corrective action by the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers 
D) AMS is a source of pollution that is fixed and stationary

Question 19

The ________ is a federal statute that authorizes the EPA to regulate facilities that generate, treat, store, transport, and dispose of hazardous wastes.

Accepted Answer

A) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act 
B) Clear Water Act 
C) Toxic Substances Control Act 
D) Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
A) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act 
B) Clear Water Act 
C) Toxic Substances Control Act 
D) Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

Question 20

Armex, a large power plant, has been in the news for a potential defect in the construction of its inner chambers that caused radioactive fumes to escape from the plant to the surrounding areas.This has endangered the lives of the employees at the plant as well as those staying in nearby areas.This safety violation is likely to be taken up by the ________ for corrective action like closure of the plant.

Accepted Answer

A) Federal Nuclear Agency 
B) U)S.Army Corps of Engineers 
C) Nuclear Waste Policy Commission 
D) Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
A) Federal Nuclear Agency 
B) U)S.Army Corps of Engineers 
C) Nuclear Waste Policy Commission 
D) Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Exam 45: Environmental Protection

One of the features of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act is that it ________.

The pollutant standards under the NAAQS are set in two levels.

The primary level of the NAAQS protects ________.

The EPA can prohibit the construction of a new pollution-causing industrial plant in a state that is a nonattainment area.

Which of the following federal administrative agencies enacts the Clean Water Act?

Which of the following is a federal statute that extends limited environmental protection to the oceans?

An EIS can be challenged in court by environmentalists and other interested parties.

The National Environmental Policy Act is a federal statute which mandates that the federal government must ________.

The NEPA and EPA regulations require that an environmental impact statement (EIS)be prepared by the state government.

Which of the following is true of the NAAQS?

Each state is required to prepare a state implementation plan (SIP)that sets out how the state plans to meet the federal pollutant standards.

The U.S.Coast Guard administers the Oil Pollution Act which requires the oil industry to ________.

Each state is required to prepare a(n)________ that sets out how the state plans to meet the federal standards set by the NAAQS.

The Clean Water Act forbids the filling or dredging of navigable waters and qualified wetlands unless a permit has been obtained from the ________.

The Toxic Substances Control Act is administered by the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers.

The filling or dredging of navigable waters and qualified wetlands are prohibited unless a permit has been obtained from the Army Corps of Engineers.

The third category of the nonattainment areas is labeled "serious."

AMS is a factory situated on the coast that uses chemicals like lead and arsenic in its daily production processes.It discharges the waste products of the manufacturing process into the sea nearby.From the information provided in the scenario, we can infer that ________.

The ________ is a federal statute that authorizes the EPA to regulate facilities that generate, treat, store, transport, and dispose of hazardous wastes.

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