Question 1

The use of facts and assumptions to estimate the probability of harm to human health or the environment is called

Accepted Answer

A) negligible risk. 
B) risk management. 
C) sustainable development. 
D) risk assessment. 
A) negligible risk. 
B) risk management. 
C) sustainable development. 
D) risk assessment.

Question 2

There is essentially no difference between risk assessment and risk management.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following best matches the description?
-Relationship between available supply of a commodity or service and its price.

Accepted Answer

A) risk 
B) supply/demand curve 
C) subsidy 
D) probability 
E) demand
F)risk assessment
G)risk management
H)sustainable development
I)none of above
J)negligible risk
K)external costs 
A) risk 
B) supply/demand curve 
C) subsidy 
D) probability 
E) demand
F)risk assessment
G)risk management
H)sustainable development
I)none of above
J)negligible risk
K)external costs

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of an extended product responsibility?

Accepted Answer

A) ecotourism 
B) soft loans for business planning to implement environmental products 
C) the requirement that a company that accept a used product for disposal or remanufacture 
D) tradable emission permits 
A) ecotourism 
B) soft loans for business planning to implement environmental products 
C) the requirement that a company that accept a used product for disposal or remanufacture 
D) tradable emission permits

Question 5

Cost-benefit analysis is concerned with whether a policy generates more social benefit than social cost.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following does NOT demonstrate the use of renewable resources?

Accepted Answer

A) using wind to power windmills to produce electricity 
B) using water from a lake to turn turbines in a hydroelectric dam to produce electricity 
C) using underground coal deposits to produce heat and electricity 
D) using corn or switchgrass to produce fuel ethanol to power our vehicles 
A) using wind to power windmills to produce electricity 
B) using water from a lake to turn turbines in a hydroelectric dam to produce electricity 
C) using underground coal deposits to produce heat and electricity 
D) using corn or switchgrass to produce fuel ethanol to power our vehicles

Question 7

Which of the following best matches the description?
-Point at which there is no significant health or environmental risk.

Accepted Answer

A) risk 
B) supply/demand curve 
C) subsidy 
D) probability 
E) demand
F)risk assessment
G)risk management
H)sustainable development
I)none of above
J)negligible risk
K)external costs 
A) risk 
B) supply/demand curve 
C) subsidy 
D) probability 
E) demand
F)risk assessment
G)risk management
H)sustainable development
I)none of above
J)negligible risk
K)external costs

Question 8

Environmental costs are easy to assess,since they can be easily converted into monetary values.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is a market-based instrument used to modify behavior to improve the environment?

Accepted Answer

A) cost of raw materials 
B) recycling costs 
C) information programs 
D) None of these are correct. 
A) cost of raw materials 
B) recycling costs 
C) information programs 
D) None of these are correct.

Question 10

The primary source of mercury in the air is from emissions from coal-fired electric power plants.An EPA regulation that required a reduction of this pollution has resulted in which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) The supreme court ruled that the EPA rule was invalid. 
B) The supreme court ruled that the EPA had to consider the cost to power companies of complying with the ruling. 
C) There has been an increase in the number of coal-fired power plants being built. 
D) Mercury pollution has increased. 
A) The supreme court ruled that the EPA rule was invalid. 
B) The supreme court ruled that the EPA had to consider the cost to power companies of complying with the ruling. 
C) There has been an increase in the number of coal-fired power plants being built. 
D) Mercury pollution has increased.

Question 11

Which is NOT a step in the cost-benefit analysis?

Accepted Answer

A) determination of tradable emissions 
B) calculation of the net profit 
C) identification of the project 
D) determination of all impacts 
A) determination of tradable emissions 
B) calculation of the net profit 
C) identification of the project 
D) determination of all impacts

Question 12

Which of the following best matches the description?
-Mathematical statement about how likely it is that something will happen.

Accepted Answer

A) risk 
B) supply/demand curve 
C) subsidy 
D) probability 
E) demand
F)risk assessment
G)risk management
H)sustainable development
I)none of above
J)negligible risk
K)external costs 
A) risk 
B) supply/demand curve 
C) subsidy 
D) probability 
E) demand
F)risk assessment
G)risk management
H)sustainable development
I)none of above
J)negligible risk
K)external costs

Question 13

Which of the following best matches the description?
-Using renewable resources in harmony with ecological systems to produce a rise in real income and improved standard of living.

Accepted Answer

A) risk 
B) supply/demand curve 
C) subsidy 
D) probability 
E) demand
F)risk assessment
G)risk management
H)sustainable development
I)none of above
J)negligible risk
K)external costs 
A) risk 
B) supply/demand curve 
C) subsidy 
D) probability 
E) demand
F)risk assessment
G)risk management
H)sustainable development
I)none of above
J)negligible risk
K)external costs

Question 14

Man has a tendency to misuse or overexploit any resource that is held in common public ownership.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The use of facts and assumptions to estimate the probability of harm to human health or the environment is called

There is essentially no difference between risk assessment and risk management.

Which of the following best matches the description? -Relationship between available supply of a commodity or service and its price.

Which of the following is an example of an extended product responsibility?

Cost-benefit analysis is concerned with whether a policy generates more social benefit than social cost.

Which of the following does NOT demonstrate the use of renewable resources?

Which of the following best matches the description? -Point at which there is no significant health or environmental risk.

Environmental costs are easy to assess,since they can be easily converted into monetary values.

Which of the following is a market-based instrument used to modify behavior to improve the environment?

The primary source of mercury in the air is from emissions from coal-fired electric power plants.An EPA regulation that required a reduction of this pollution has resulted in which one of the following?

Which is NOT a step in the cost-benefit analysis?

Which of the following best matches the description? -Mathematical statement about how likely it is that something will happen.

Which of the following best matches the description? -Using renewable resources in harmony with ecological systems to produce a rise in real income and improved standard of living.

Man has a tendency to misuse or overexploit any resource that is held in common public ownership.

Environmental Interrelationships

Environmental Ethics

Interrelated Scientific Principles

Interactions: Environments and Organisms

Kinds of Ecosystems and Communities

Populations: Characteristics and Issues

Energy and Civilization: Patterns of Consumption

Nonrenewable Energy Sources

Renewable Energy Sources

Biodiversity

Land-Use

Soil

Agricultural Methods

Water

Air Quality Issues

Climate Change: a 21st Century Issue

Solid Waste Management and Disposal

Environmental Regulations: Hazardous Substances and Wastes

Environmental Policy

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Exam 3: Risk,economics,and Environmental Concerns

The use of facts and assumptions to estimate the probability of harm to human health or the environment is called

There is essentially no difference between risk assessment and risk management.

Which of the following best matches the description? -Relationship between available supply of a commodity or service and its price.

Which of the following is an example of an extended product responsibility?

Cost-benefit analysis is concerned with whether a policy generates more social benefit than social cost.

Which of the following does NOT demonstrate the use of renewable resources?

Which of the following best matches the description? -Point at which there is no significant health or environmental risk.

Environmental costs are easy to assess,since they can be easily converted into monetary values.

Which of the following is a market-based instrument used to modify behavior to improve the environment?

The primary source of mercury in the air is from emissions from coal-fired electric power plants.An EPA regulation that required a reduction of this pollution has resulted in which one of the following?

Which is NOT a step in the cost-benefit analysis?

Which of the following best matches the description? -Mathematical statement about how likely it is that something will happen.

Which of the following best matches the description? -Using renewable resources in harmony with ecological systems to produce a rise in real income and improved standard of living.

Man has a tendency to misuse or overexploit any resource that is held in common public ownership.

Environmental Interrelationships

Environmental Ethics

Interrelated Scientific Principles

Interactions: Environments and Organisms

Kinds of Ecosystems and Communities

Populations: Characteristics and Issues

Energy and Civilization: Patterns of Consumption

Nonrenewable Energy Sources

Renewable Energy Sources

Biodiversity

Land-Use

Soil

Agricultural Methods

Water

Air Quality Issues

Climate Change: a 21st Century Issue

Solid Waste Management and Disposal

Environmental Regulations: Hazardous Substances and Wastes

Environmental Policy

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