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Waste Management

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3hrs 20mins

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Class
Date
1.

It can be defined as such ______ as

wastewater, fats, oils or grease (FOG), used

oil, sludges.

a)

Solid type

b)

Liquid waste

c)

Hazardous waste

d)

Organic waste

2.

______________ predominantly, is any

garbage, refuse or rubbish that we

make in our homes and other places.

a)

Solid type

b)

Liquid waste

c)

Hazardous waste

d)

Organic waste

3.

_________ waste are those that potentially

threaten public health or the environment.

a)

Solid type

b)

Liquid waste

c)

Hazardous waste

d)

Organic waste

4.

Waste that comes from plants or

animals sources. Commonly, they include

food waste, fruit and vegetable peels,

flower trimmings and even dog poop can be

classified as organic waste.

a)

Solid type

b)

Liquid waste

c)

Hazardous waste

d)

Organic waste

5.

Recycling is processing used materials

(waste) into new, useful products. This is done to

reduce the use of raw materials that would have

been used.

a)

Liquid waste

b)

Hazardous waste

c)

Recyclable waste

d)

Solid type

6.

This includes trash or garbage from

households, schools, offices, market

places, restaurants and other public

places.

a)

Agricultural sources of waste

b)

Medical/Clinical sources of waste

c)

Industrial sources of

waste

d)

Municipal sources of waste

7.

Typically, this is waste generated by

agricultural activities.

a)

Agricultural sources of waste

b)

Medical/Clinical sources of waste

c)

Industrial sources of

waste

d)

Municipal sources of waste

8.

Waste produced from health care facilities,

such as hospitals, clinics, surgical theaters,

veterinary hospitals and labs. They tend to

be classified as hazard waste rather than

general waste.

a)

Agricultural sources of waste

b)

Medical/Clinical sources of waste

c)

Industrial sources of

waste

d)

Municipal sources of waste

9.

Many people just leave them to rust

in the fields, but there is a better way

to deal with them. In many cities, these

vehicles are sent to the plant, where all

the removable parts are taken out for

recycling.

a)

Agricultural sources of waste

b)

Medical/Clinical sources of waste

c)

End-of-life Automobiles

d)

Municipal sources of waste

10.

The rise in the

number of industries

manufacturing glass, leather,

textile, food, electronics, plastic

and metal

a)

Agricultural sources of waste

b)

Medical/Clinical sources of waste

c)

End-of-life Automobiles

d)

Industrial sources of

waste

11.

It is that resulting

from the construction of roads and

building.

a)

Agricultural sources of waste

b)

Medical/Clinical sources of waste

c)

Construction/demolition sources

of waste

d)

Industrial sources of

waste

12.

It is that resulting

from the construction of roads and

building.

a)

Agricultural sources of waste

b)

Medical/Clinical sources of waste

c)

Construction/demolition sources

of waste

d)

Industrial sources of

waste

13.

This is waste from electronic and electrical

devices.

a)

Agricultural sources of waste

b)

Electronic sources of waste

c)

Construction/demolition sources

of waste

d)

Industrial sources of

waste

14.

Throwing daily waste/garbage in the ________ is the most

popularly used method of waste disposal used today.

a)

Incineration/Combustion

b)

Landfills

c)

Recovery and Recycling

d)

Plasma gasification

15.

Type disposal method in which

municipal solid wastes are burned at high temperatures so as

to convert them into residue and gaseous products.

a)

Incineration/Combustion

b)

Landfills

c)

Recovery and Recycling

d)

Plasma gasification

16.

Process of

taking useful discarded items for a

specific next use.

a)

Incineration/Combustion

b)

Landfills

c)

Recovery and Recycling

d)

Plasma gasification

17.

Another form of waste management.

Plasma is a primarily an electrically charged or a highly

ionized gas.

a)

Incineration/Combustion

b)

Landfills

c)

Recovery and Recycling

d)

Plasma gasification

18.

Easy and natural bio-degradation

process that takes organic wastes i.e.

remains of plants and garden and kitchen

waste and turns into nutrient rich food for

your plants.

a)

Incineration/Combustion

b)

Waste to Energy

c)

Composting

d)

Plasma gasification

19.

Converting of non-recyclable waste

items into useable heat, electricity, or fuel

a)

Incineration/Combustion

b)

Waste to Energy

c)

Composting

d)

Plasma gasification

20.

The most easier method of waste

management is to reduce creation of waste

materials thereby reducing the amount

of waste going to landfills.

a)

Avoidance/Waste Minimization

b)

Waste to Energy

c)

Composting

d)

Plasma gasification