WorksheetsWaste
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 42mins
Which of the following does NOT describe problems associated with modern landfills?
Chemicals leaking out of the waste stored there may pollute wells or groundwater supplies.
Materials buried in landfills decompose in three years.
Explosive gases an be produced by landfills and may build up in the basements of nearby buildings.
all of the above
What is the most helpful thing a consumer can do to make sure that more materials are recycled?
encourage friends and neibors to recycle their newspapers.
Carefully wash and sort all materials put out for recycling.
Write letters to legislators asking that recycling be made mandatory.
Make an effort to buy products made form recycled materials whenever possible.
Which produces the most solid waste?
manufacturing
plastic packaging
agriculture
nuclear power plants
Which items make up the largest percentage of waste produced by households and buisinesses?
aluminum cans
plastic bottles and packaging
paper products
yard waste, such as grass clippings and tree limbs
What percentage of the energy needed to make aluminum can from ore is needed to make recycled aluminum cans?
95 %
60%
5%
25%
What is the best description of composting?
Composting reduces the amount of garbage individuals send to the landfills, but large scale composting is impractical.
Composting could reduce the amount of waste that restaurants, food processing plants, and animal feedlots send to landfills.
Compost made from glass and plastic can be recycled and used as building materials.
Yard waste, such as grass clippings, is not suitable for composting because it contains low levels of nutrients.
Which of the following does NOT describe degradable plastics?
Some plastics are designed to deteriorate, when exposed to sunlight.
Plastic that contain sugars can be acted on by soil bacteria.
Degradable plastics usually break down completely in damp environments.
all of the above
Which of the following is NOT considered hazardous waste?
dead batteries such as those used in flashlights and radios.
rotting meat and other food waste
metals such as lead and mercury
both a and c
Under the Superfund Act,
the EPA may sue companies that dump hazardous waste illegally in the United States.
most of the dangerous toxic dump sites have been cleaned up.
companies that cannot afford to clean up their hazardous waste can have the government pay for the cleanup.
all of the above
Some hazardous waste is disposed of by deep-well injection. This procedure
pollutes the wells and water supplies of nearby residents.
stores wastes in layers of dry rock below the water table.
violates federal law.
all of the above
What is used to make "green plastic"?
sugars from plants
old plastic bottles
discarded glass
none of the above
What is pumped out of landfills and used for fuel?
crude oil
coal
methane
uranium
What would be the best way to keep yard waste out of landfills?
keep it in plastic bags
burn your yard waste
composting
wash it down the rain gutters
What makes up most of municipal waste?
paper
plastic
aluminum
lawn clippings
What is an example of a toxic waste site?
Chernobyl
Panama canal
Love Canal
none of the above
Where does the waste end up when deep-well injection is used?
In dry layers of rock below groundwater level.
In water wells near the area of injection.
In landfills.
In the ocean.
What type of waste cannot be broken down by natural means?
biodegradable
agricultural waste
nonbiodegradable
compost
What can be used to clean up toxic spills?
bacteria
water under high pressure
sand
earth moving equipment
How do they protect the ground water underneath landfills?
bacteria
plastic liners
drainage pipes
none of the above
How much has the amount of solid waste produced in the United States increased since 1960?
it is about the same
it has decreased due to recycling
it has tripled
it has doubled
Why can we not dispose of our trash by burning it in incinerators?
Air pollution
Problems disposing of the ash
Creates toxins
all of these
