WorksheetsAPES Chapter 9 Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Solid waste:
Is natural capital that is not useful to humans
Is found in large amounts in sustainable societies
Decreases as populations grow
Is unwanted and discarded solid products
Municipal waste is to industrial waste as:
Toxic waste is to non-toxic waste
Trash from homes/office buildings is to waste from mining/agriculture/manufacturing
Waste from mining/agriculture/manufacturing is to trash from homes/office buildings
Waste from mining/agriculture/manufacturing is to trash from homes/office buildings
Sanitary landfills vs open dumps
Sanitary landfills: specially prepared facilities that meet certain standards for storing waste. Open dumps: large fields/holes where waste is deposited
Sanitary landfills: large fields/holes where waste is deposited. Open dumps: specially prepared facilities that meet certain standards for storing waste
Sanitary landfills: Produce CO2. Open dumps: do not produce CO2.
Sanitary landfills: unsustainable. Open dumps: Sustainable
Disadvantages of sanitary landfills:
Low operating costs
Can handle large amounts of waste
Toxic wastes can leach into groundwater
No shortage of landfill space in many areas
Disadvantages of incineration:
Releases air pollutants
Cannot produce energy
Concentrates hazardous substances into ash
Inexpensive to build
What are the three Rs?
Reduce, Reuse, Reclaim
Reclaim, Reuse, Recycle
Reduce, Reclaim, Recycle
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
What are the benefits of the three Rs?
Reduce overall waste
Reduce energy use
Reduce greenhouse gas emissions
All of the above
What is hazardous waste?
Waste that is harmful to human health due to its toxicity
Waste that is harmful to human health due to its flammability
Waste that is harmful to human health due to its lack of toxicity
Waste that is not harmful to human health
What are the two main categories of hazardous waste?
Synthetic inorganic compounds and heavy metals
Synthetic organic compounds and heavy metals
Synthetic inorganic compounds and light metals
Synthetic organic compounds and light metals
What are the methods of detoxifying hazardous waste?
Chemical, physical, and biological only
Chemical, physical, biological, and incineration only
Chemical, physical, biological, incineration, and plasma arc torch
Incineration and plasma arc torch only
Which of the following are organic contaminants?
Sunflowers
Willow trees
Indian mustard
Brake fern
What is the least expensive method of disposing of hazardous waste?
Burial on land
Surface impoundment
Injection into pipes
Home pickup service
Which of the following is NOT a method of disposing of hazardous waste?
Deep-well disposal (injection)
Surface impoundment
Hazardous waste landfill
Allowing fungi to break down petroleum sludge
What does the RCRA do?
Created the framework for America’s hazardous and non-hazardous waste management programs
Provides a federal superfund to clean up uncontrolled hazardous waste sites
Reduces the movements of hazardous waste between nations
Hazardous organic chemical compound that is resistant to biodegradation
Which of the following is most likely to be released from electronic waste and can cause adverse human health impacts?
Uranium
Heavy metals
Radon-222
Chlorine
