Chapter 10 Review Land, air and water resources (TN- Pearson)

A type of landfill designed to hold municipal solid waste safely is ?

• a compost pile

• a sanitary landfill

• an open dump

• a leachate landfill

The process of restoring an area of land to a more natural, productive state is called

• erosion

• nutrient depletion

• desertification

• land reclamation

Which of the following is considered a renewable resource?

• iron

• sunlight

• oil

• coal

The study of natural processes in the environment and how humans can affect them is called

• resource management

• environmental science

• preservation

• conservation

Which type of hazardous waste gives off radiation?

• toxic waste

• corrosive waste

• flammable waste

• radioactive waste

To create less waste in the first place is to ?

• reduce

• reuse

• recycle

• incinerate

One group of gases that is responsible for destroying ozone in the ozone layer is

• car exhaust fumes

• CFCs

• nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides

• carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide

Most of Earth’s water (about 97 percent) is

• freshwater in lakes and rivers

• salt water in the oceans

• in the form of snow or ice

• in the clouds

Strong hydrochloric acid can dissolve many substances. Which type of hazardous waste would this acid be?

• explosive waste

• flammable waste

• corrosive waste

• radioactive waste

Which of the following is a point source of pollution?

• runoff from streets

• polluted air over a city

• an oil spill from a truck

• acid rain from fuel emissions