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APES Unit 2

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Largest Municipal Solid Waste Component in the US

a)

Wood

b)

Glass

c)

Plastics

d)

Paper

2.
A liquid that has passed through compacted solid waste
a)
oil
b)
leachate
c)
fertilizer
d)
battery acid
3.
Garbage produced by households and businesses
a)
hazardous waste
b)
school lunch
c)
municipal solid waste
d)
city water
4.
Cannot be broken down by biological processes
a)
plant waste
b)
paper
c)
plastic
d)
yard waste
5.
Which of the following are problems associated with landfills?
a)
source reduction and composting
b)
surface improvement and leachate
c)
leachate and methane production
d)
all of the above
6.

An additional problem with landfills is that decomposing organic waste may produce the highly flammable gas -

a)

methane

b)

oxygen

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

ozone

7.

The weight of solid waste and space needed in landfills can be reduced by 75% if it is -

a)

bagged

b)

incinerated

c)

crushed

d)

shredded

8.

Yard waste, vegetable and fruit trimmings are -

a)

nonbiodegradable

b)

biodegradable

9.

Nature’s process of recycling organic material by decomposing it into a soil-like material to fertilize soil is called -

a)

burying

b)

reusing

c)

incinerating

d)

composting

10.

What are the benefits of composting?

a)

Reduces waste going to landfills.

b)

Provides nutrients to the soil.

c)

All of the mentioned.

11.

What are some ways you can reduce the amount of waste you produce?

[Select ALL that apply]  

a)

Reuse materials

b)

recycle

c)

compost

d)

Put them in the garbage can

12.

Making products from recycled materials usually saves energy, water, and other resources - true or false?

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Shredded paper, tea leaves, coffee grounds, yard trimmings are -

a)

reusable

b)

recyclable

c)

compostable

d)

go to the landfill

14.

These are any discarded material or substance that threatens human health or the environment because it is poisonous, dangerously chemically reactive, corrosive, or flammable.

a)

solid waste

b)

hazardous waste

c)

industrialized waste

15.
Passed in 1976 to regulate solid and hazardous waste disposal
a)
Superfund Act
b)
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
c)
Clean Water Act
d)
Clean Air Act
16.
Passed in 1980 to set aside money for cleanup of hazardous waste sites
a)

CERCLA or Superfund Act

b)
No Child Left Behind
c)
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
d)
Energy Conservation Act
17.
Which regulation requires hazardous waste producers to document how waste is handled?
a)
Superfund Act
b)
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
c)
Landfill Act
d)
Hazardous Waste Act
18.
Makes up most of the municipal solid waste
a)
paper
b)
plastic
c)
manufacturing waste
d)
leachate
19.
Which of the following practices would help achieve source reduction?
a)

demanufacturing

b)
increased use of plastics
c)

recycling

d)
designing goods that last longer
20.
In what category of waste do paint, household cleaners, medical waste, and solvents belong?
a)
hazardous
b)
compost
c)
municipal solid
21.

recycling aluminum cans to aluminum foil

a)

closed loop recycling

b)

open loop recycling

c)

source reduction

d)

demanufacturing

22.

Goal: to manage toxic chemicals being used by industry

a)

TOSCA

b)

RCRA

c)

CERCLA

d)

Pollution Prevention Act of 1990

23.

Goal: to clean up old toxic chemical spills.

a)

TOSCA

b)

RCRA

c)

CERCLA

d)

Pollution Prevention Act of 1990

24.
A process in which mixed garbage is burned at very high temperatures is:
a)
recovery
b)
incineration
c)
leachate
d)
source reduction 
25.
To prevent groundwater contamination, sanitary landfills are:
a)
Located far from populated areas
b)
Lined with plastic and clay
c)
Covered with cement
d)
Located on slopes so that water runs downhill
26.

What is a benefit of using incinerators?

a)

Methane gas produced by decomposition can be used like natural gas

b)

It is very cheap

c)

Reduces the amount of solid waste

d)

It is highly regulated

27.

What is a cost of using incinerators?

a)

produces air pollution

b)

high-level radioactive waste is disposed of unsafely

c)

difficult to get it approved

d)

all of these are costs of incinerators

28.
The three Rs of solving the garbage problem are
a)
Rebekah, Rachel, and Ronda.
b)
red, redo, and remember.
c)
remove, rewind, and recover.
d)
reduce, reuse, and recycle.
29.
Which item should you NOT put in your compost pile?
a)
food scraps
b)
autumn leaves
c)
wood chips
d)
plastic
30.
E-waste is generated from...
a)
electronics
b)
elevated nuclear plants
c)
elephants at the zoo
d)
EPA regulated facilities
31.
Which gas is produced at landfills?
a)
Methane
b)
Ethanol
c)
Hexane
d)
Diesel
32.

Most of the debris that makes up the Oceans Garbage Patches is:

a)

Plastic

b)

Garbage Bags

c)

Garbage Patch Kids

d)

Dirt

33.

Which example is harmful to marine wildlife?

a)

sea turtles mistaking plastic bottles for jellyfish

b)

Albatrosses feeding plastics to their young thinking they're food

c)

Marine wildlife becoming entangled in plastics and nets

d)

All of these

34.

What major concern prevents the cleanup of the Garbage Patch?

a)

it's in the center of the ocean

b)

no country wants to claim it

c)

no country wants to be financially responsible for it

d)

all of these

35.

The only thing that will help the situation at all is better control of waste on land. We need to ____________________ the amount of plastic we produce and use.

a)

burn

b)

collect

c)

reduce

d)

not buy things made of plastic

36.

What does "reduce" mean?

a)

use more

b)

use less

c)

make new things

d)

save the Earth

37.

This paper was made from other pieces of paper. It was...

a)

recycled

b)

reused

c)

reduced

38.

I always turn off the lights of the room when I don't need them

a)

recycle

b)

reuse

c)

reduce

39.

I try to take short showers to save water

a)

recycle

b)

reuse

c)

reduce

40.

Why is composting a lasting solution for waste?

a)

It stops waste from taking up space in a landfill

b)

It lets plastic get broken down

c)

It stops industrial waste from getting into a water source

d)

It decreases the amount of pizza boxes in a landfill

41.

When you cut back on the amount of trash you create you _____ the amount of trash you produce.

a)

Reuse

b)

Reduce

c)

Recylce

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