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WorksheetsAPES Waste Review
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 42mins
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 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 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
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
Law that require sites that have massive cleanup due to hazardous waste contamination callled ____ and being managed by ____.
Toxic waste clean up act, Environmental Protection Agency
Clean air act , state governors
Clean water act, Federal Emergency Waste Management
Superfund, Environmental Protection Agency
Given the following waste management options, which is the optimal choice?
Depositing waste in a landfill
incineration of waste
depositing waste in an open pit in the ground
production of less waste material
hazardous waste treatment
All of the following would be classified as hazardous waste EXCEPT
jet fuel
dry cleaner fluid
car batteries
manure based fertilizer
insecticides
In order from the most desirable to the least desirable, the 3 R's stand for
reduce, reuse, recycle
recycle, reduce, reuse
recycle, reuse, reduce
reduce, recycle, reuse
reuse, reduce, recycle
___________ 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
A ____________ is a waste disposal facility where wastes are put in the ground and covered each day with a layer of dirt, plastic, or both.
landfill
incinerator
compost heap
aquifer
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
If your shirt is partly cotton and partly polyester, what part is biodegradable?
cotton
polyester
both a and b
none of the above
Microorganisms are unable to break down plastics because plastics
are made from oil
are too abundant
are made of unknown elements
do not occur in nature
Municipal solid waste is approximately what percentage of all solid waste?
2%
20%
60%
90%
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
Manufacturers could reduce waste and conserve resources by making products that
use more materials
are more durable
are difficult
are disposable
Which of the following is one way to reduce an over-supply of recyclable materials?
build more recycling plants
increase the types of recyclable materials
increase the demand for products made from recycled materials
put the excess materials in landfills
Most of the municipal solid waste in the United States is
stored in landfills
recycled
incinerated
none of the above
What is typical "household" waste?
hazardous waste
municipal solid waste
agricultural waste
mining waste
Potentially explosive or chemically reactive
hazardous waste
municipal solid waste
agricultural waste
mining waste
Contains plant matter, fertilizer, and pesticide residue
hazardous waste
municipal solid waste
agricultural waste
mining waste
Leftover rock and ore from mineral extraction.
hazardous waste
municipal solid waste
agricultural waste
mining waste
Which of these materials in municipal waste would be considered biodegradable?
glass bottles
metal cans
plastic and styrofoam packaging
glass clippings and leaves
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
Which is not a disadvantage of using sanitary landfills to dispose of municipal solid waste?
Sanitary landfills are the most expensive waste disposal option.
They can leak into groundwater if not lined properly.
They can run out of space, especially in heavily populated areas.
These are all disadvantages of sanitary landfills.
What is an advantage of incineration over other waste disposal methods?
Incineration increases the volume of waste tht must be placed in the landfill.
Lower risk of air pollution.
The costs of building and running ans incinerator are much lower.
The energy released by burning can be harnessed for generating electricity.
Implementing cash deposits on recyclable materials, such as car batteries and (in some states) drink cans and bottles results in ___________________ in recycling rates.
an increase
a decrease
no change
Which of these materials is not accepted for recycling in most communities?
clear glass
#1 PET plastic (e.g. water bottles)
Paperboard (e.g. a cereal box)
#6 Styrofoam containers
Which of these statements best summarizes the effects of CERCLA, also known as "Superfund"?
Hazardous waste was defined as anything acidic or explosive.
Companies that produce hazardous waste must fully account for its storage, transportation, and eventual disposal.
The production of hazardous waste is banned
The individuals or companies responsible for a hazardous waste site can be held responsible for its cleanup.
