Environmental Engineering Chapter 17

Filtering or evaporation can separate a(n) ____ of two or more elements or compounds.

• Complex compound

• Proton

• Molecule

• Mixture

Two elements chemically bonded together are a(n) ____.

• compound

• molecule

• element

• mixture

A(n) ____ consists of only one kind of atom and cannot be broken down.

• proton

• element

• molecule

• atomic matter

The smallest individual microscopic particle of matter is a(n) ____.

• molecule

• atom

• nucleus

• proton

Water can be broken down into oxygen and hydrogen through a process called ____.

• hydrolysis

• evaporation

• porosity

• electrolysis

What is the study of the water cycle?

• Porosity

• Fluidity

• Hydrology

• Hydrolysis

Which of the following tools measure airflow, temperature, and humidity?

• Specialized meter

• Air Sampler

• Multimeter

• Water level meter

Surfaces, like pavement and rooftops, that do not allow water through are ____.

• Impervious

• Dense

• Limiting

• Diminishing

What is in the soil at the bottom of a retention basin that helps reduce pollutants in rainwater?

• Plant roots

• rocks

• microbes

• water

What is the final stage of sewage treatment that removes nitrogen and phosphorous from treated water?

• Tertiary treatment

• Effluent treatment

• septic treatment

• remediation treatment