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Chapter 18 Environmental Science Putman

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

____ is generally made up of objects or particles that accumulate on the site where they are produced.

a)

Solid waste

b)

waterborne waste

c)

Airborn waste

d)

mining waste

2.

All are kinds of solid waste except _____.

a)

Industrial waste

b)

Mining waste

c)

waterborne waste

d)

Industrial waste

3.

_______________ is the 2nd most common form of waste and includes waste form animals, harvesting crops and trees.

a)

Farming waste

b)

Animal waste

c)

Agricultural waste

d)

Harvesting waste

4.

_________ are typically constructed above an impermeable clay structure, and take into concideration ground water geology and soil type.

a)

Dump

b)

Solid waste dump

c)

Municipal solid waste landfill

d)

Municipal waste dump

5.

New landfills have an impermeable liner and complex bottom layers to trap contaminants laden water called _____.

a)

Leachate

b)

Brown water

c)

Black water

d)

leachment

6.

______ is the process of burning refuse in a controlled manner.

a)

Burning

b)

Incineration

c)

Ignitions burn

d)

Mass burn

7.

____ is the process of allowing those natural processes of decomposition to transform discarded organic material into humus.

a)

Fertilizer

b)

Composting

c)

Manure

d)

Decomposition

8.

________ is the process of designing, manufacturing, purchasing, using,and reusing materials so that the amount of waste or its toxicity is reduced.

a)

Source point

b)

source increase

c)

recycling

d)

Source reduction

9.

______ is the best environmental success stories of the twentieth century. Benefits are resource conservation, pollution reduction, energy savings, and reduced need for landfill and incineration.

a)

Source reduction

b)

Waste reduction

c)

Recycling

d)

landfill reduction

10.

All except one of the following are concerns associated with incineration.

a)

disposal of the ash

b)

release of certain metals, acid gases and dioxins

c)

Cost more

d)

all ash can be utilized