Semester 1 Exam Review - Part 3 (17.1, 17.2)

Much of the world's solid waste ...

• is recycled and repurposed into reusable materials

• is burned to generate electricity

• ends up as litter in rivers, lakes, oceans and natural landscapes

• is buried forming tall garbage mountains

More developed, wealthier countries produce

• much less of the world's solid waste

• about as much solid waste as less developed countries

• a little more of the world's solid waste

• most of the world's solid waste

Once garbage is buried in a landfill (dump), conditions inside the landfill allow it to

• be quickly broken down by bacteria.

• be slowly broken down by bacteria

• remain unchanged for decades

• become hardened into a solid mass

What do resource experts agree on as the most effective way to reduce solid waste?

• Refuse to use sold materials

• Reduce the use of solid materials

• Reuse solid materials

• Recycle solid materials

Most municipal solid waste in the United States will end up in a(n) _____.

• recycling center

• landfill

• incinerator

• waterway

• open dump

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of hazardous waste?

• can leak from landfills

• can explode

• can poison organisms

• can cause disease

• can catch fire

The main ingredient in garbage patches is _____.

• electronic waste

• household hazardous waste

• spilled oil

• discarded food waste

• plastic trash

Which of the following is not an example of municipal solid waste?

• old tires

• yard waste

• animal manure

• disposable diapers

• plastic cups

When the wastes of one organism become nutrients or raw materials for others, the result is ...

• severe disease in the organism using the waste

• super organisms

• even more waste by-products

• nearly no waste at all

People should think of trash cans and garbage trucks as ...

• a nuisance

• resources to consume for new uses

• an example of misuse of fossil fuel

• a necessary evil