WorksheetsFinal Test Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 50mins
___________ is any waste that is a risk to the health of humans or other living things.
hazardous waste
politics
sewage
water runoff
A dark brown, crumbly material made from decomposed matter is called _____________.
compost
brown sugar
saw dust
non-biodegradable
Solid waste includes all of the following except;
newspaper and soda bottles
food scraps and yard clippings
ozone and carbon dioxide
junk mail and milk cartons
Leachate is a substance that
is produced in a compost pile
is a byproduct of bacterial digestion
is produced by incinerators
contains dissolved toxic chemicals
Which of the following is NOT a benefit of incinerating waste?
It reduces the material sent to landfills
It produces energy in the form of heat
It can be used to produce electricity
It neutralizes all of the toxic materials
Most of the municipal solid waste in the United States is
stored in landfills
recycled
incinerated
none of the above
Potentially explosive or chemically reactive
hazardous waste
municipal solid waste
agricultural waste
mining waste
Which form of waste disposal is no longer in use in most developed countries.
sanitary landfills
open dumps
incinerators
these are all still legal and in wide use in developed countries
1. To comply with the Clean Air Act, all incinerators must collect all of their fly ash through the use of _________________.
Electrostatic Percipitators
Scrubbers
Catalytic converters
Both A and B
which type of renewable energy is pictured?
photovoltaic cells
parabolic solar collection
hydroelectric
geothermal
which of the following is not a drawback of solar energy?
sunlight does not have energy
cost
sun is not always out
solar energy is diffuse and hard to collect
which of the following is a drawback to wind energy?
migration of birds being interrupted
noise
disrupts the landscape
not available in all locations
what is a drawback to hydroelectric power?
fish being isolated on one side of the dam
water in the reservoir becomes warm
increases the dissolved oxygen
increases the rate of nutrient flow downstream
which location would be best for solar energy?
Arizona
Oklahoma
Hawaii
Colorado
Which location would be best for geothermal energy?
Arizona
Oklahoma
Hawaii
Colorado
Which location would be best for wind energy?
Arizona
Oklahoma
Hawaii
Colorado
Which renewable energy does not require spinning a turbine?
hydroelectric
wind
tidal
photovoltaic cells
A home is built with clear glass panels that allow sunlight to pass through. This is an example of
Active solar
Passive solar
Parabolic collector
Photovoltaic Cells
California requires that 30% of energy come from renewable sources. This is an example of
Green pricing
renewable energy portfolio
distributional surcharge
energy star program
What is the large natural gas reservoir under the eastern United States called?
Exxxon Valdez
Underground Gold
Marcellus Shale
Deep Water Horizon
What geological period do we get most of our coal from?
Carboniferous
Cretaceous
Triassic
Cambrian
