Environmental Issues

Question 1

Where does most air pollution in the United States come from?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

burning fossil fuels that are used to create energy

Question 2

Which of the following are true about climate change?Check all of the boxes that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Consequences could include melting ice caps and rising ocean levels.; Greenhouse gases may be one reason Earth is warming.; Not everyone agrees that human activity is the cause.

Question 3

What were the Clean Water Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act designed to do?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

regulate water quality in groundwater, lakes, and rivers

Question 4

Which of the following best describes the purpose of the Superfund?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

to clean up polluted sites in the United States

Question 5

The movement to conserve land in the United States is most closely associated with which American president?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Theodore Roosevelt

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