YRGE 3rd Edition

The amount of solid waste the average American generates in a day is approximately _____.

• 1.0 pounds

• 4.5 pounds

• 6.5 pounds

• 8.0 pounds

Most energy consumed in the United States is produced using _____.

• fossil fuels

• renewable resources

• solar energy

• nuclear energy

It helps the green environment to send building waste to better _____.

• sources

• sinks

• materials

• structures

The fuel used per person for mass transportation compared to travel in a single occupancy vehicle is _____.

• about the same

• much higher

• much lower

• slightly lower

The area of human activity that consumes the most energy is _____.

• transportation

• building construction and operation

• industrial manufacturing

• heavy engineering and infrastructure

A brownfield is a(n) _____.

• wetland

• wildlife refuge

• ecological resource

• area that may be contaminated

Rainwater harvesting and graywater are _____.

• alternative sources of water

• unsustainable

• unsafe sources of water

• pristine sources of water

Bioswales are engineered basins used to _____.

• transport water to the treatment plant

• percolate water back into the soil

• convey water to the stormwater sewer

• contaminate local streams

Deforestation contributes to global warming because of _____.

• causing an imbalance in the carbon cycle

• increasing runoff

• increasing stream pollution

• decreasing habitats

All of the energy required to produce a consumer product is termed _____.

• renewable energy

• recycled energy

• production energy

• embodied energy