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ES036 Soil Pollution and SWM

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What gas does garbage release when it is buried?

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Oxygen

c)

Methane

d)

nitrogen

2.
Which is one reason that trash and litter can hurt wildlife?

   
a)
Wildlife are afraid of human garbage.
b)
Trash covers the scent of other animals they are hunting.
c)
Wildlife may try to eat plastics and choke on them.
d)
Trash and litter removes their camouflage.
3.

Which of the following is a biodegradable waste?

a)

food scraps

b)

plastic

c)

steel

d)

Styrofoam

4.

How do landfills effect the environment?

a)

Landfills cause fish to be poisoned and die

b)

Landfills support plant growth and heatlhy soil

c)

Lanfills cause smog in the air

d)

Landfills cause chemicals from trash to absorb into the soil and harm plants

5.

Which is the most harmful form of land pollution?

a)

Plastic

b)

Paper

c)

Branches and leaves

d)

Food waste

6.

Biomedical wastes comes under the classification of

a)

Muncipal waste or urban waste

b)

Household waste

c)

Industrial waste

d)

Hazardous wastes

7.

3R comprises of

a)

Reduce, Resist & Recycle

b)

Reduce, Reuse & Replenish

c)

Reduce, Reuse & Reject

d)

Reduce, Reuse & Recycle

8.

In this method municipal solid wastes are burnt in a furnace

a)

Landfill

b)

Incineration

c)

Composting

d)

Leaching

9.

In this method, bulk organic waste is converted into fertilizer by biological action.

a)

Landfill

b)

Incineration

c)

Composting

d)

Leaching

10.

Waste from nuclear plants and thermal plants are classified as

a)

Urban waste

b)

Industrial waste

c)

Hazardous waste

d)

Commercial waste

11.

Wastes that has substantial or potential threats to public health or the environment.

a)

Urban waste

b)

Industrial waste

c)

Medical waste

d)

Commercial Waste

12.

A dark brown, crumbly material made from decomposed matter is called _____________.

a)

compost

b)

brown sugar

c)

saw dust

d)

non-biodegradable

13.

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.

a)

landfill

b)

incinerator

c)

compost heap

d)

aquifer

14.

Solid waste includes all of the following except;

a)

newspaper and soda bottles

b)

food scraps and yard clippings

c)

ozone and carbon dioxide

d)

junk mail and milk cartons

15.

Municipal solid waste is approximately what percentage of all solid waste?

a)

2%

b)

20%

c)

60%

d)

90%

16.

Leachate is a substance that

a)

is produced in a compost pile

b)

is a byproduct of bacterial digestion

c)

is produced by incinerators

d)

contains dissolved toxic chemicals

17.

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of incinerating waste?

a)

It reduces the material sent to landfills

b)

It produces energy in the form of heat

c)

It can be used to produce electricity

d)

It neutralizes all of the toxic materials

18.

Which of the following is one way to reduce an over-supply of recyclable materials?

a)

build more recycling plants

b)

increase the types of recyclable materials

c)

increase the demand for products made from recycled materials

d)

put the excess materials in landfills

19.

What percent of recycled electronics end up in developing countries?

a)

10%

b)

30%

c)

50%

d)

80%

20.

What is precycling?

a)

It is recycling the recycled product

b)

It is making agreement for recycling product which purchasing

c)

It is government process to be followed before cycling product

d)

It is thinking about the amount of waste a product makes before purchasing it

21.

Which one is not a benefit of recycling ?

a)

It reduces pollution .

b)

It conserves natural resources.

c)

It saves energy.

d)

It may cause diseases.

22.

Which of the following is not an example of non biodegradable waste ?

a)

Rubber

b)

Plastic

c)

Eggshell

d)

Broken Glass

23.
All of the following are methods of solid waste disposal EXCEPT:
a)
landfills
b)
open dumping 
c)
incineration
d)
recovery 
24.
A process in which mixed garbage is burned at very high temperatures is:
a)
recovery
b)
incineration
c)
leachate
d)
source reduction 
25.
What is the collection of materials that can be broken down and reprocessed to make new items?
a)
composting
b)
incineration
c)
leachate
d)
recycling 
26.
Leachate is a ______________
a)
A liquid that has passed through com-seeps solid waste in a landfill
b)
A gas that has passed through com-seeps solid waste in a landfill
c)
A solid that has passed through com-seeps solid waste in a landfill
d)
A chemical that has passed through com-seeps solid waste in a landfill
27.
Why is leachate dangerous?
a)
It has toxic fumes
b)
It can leak into our water supply
c)
It can't be processed
d)

It serves as food to pathogens

28.
E-waste is generated from...
a)
electronics
b)
elevated nuclear plants
c)
elephants at the zoo
d)
EPA regulated facilities
29.
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
30.
Which of the following practices would help achieve source reduction?
a)
more consumption
b)
increased use of plastics
c)
more packaging
d)
designing goods that last longer
31.
In what category of waste do paint, household cleaners, medical waste, and solvents belong?
a)
hazardous
b)
compost
c)
municipal solid
d)
industrial
32.
Substances that can eat through or dissolve metal storage tanks and equipment are called
a)
ignitable.
b)
corrosive.
c)
reactive.
d)
toxic.
33.

Wastes that are decomposed by micro organisms are called

a)

Biodegradable

b)

Non bio-degradable

c)

Recyclable

d)

Residual

34.

The sum total of all the waste produced by individuals, industries, mining, and agriculture is referred to as _______________.

a)

trash

b)

the waste stream

c)

municipal solid waste

d)

treatment facility

35.

Which one of the following is NOT a method for handling non-biodegradable solid waste?

a)

burning

b)

burying

c)

recycling

d)

composting

36.
Rainwater falling on a dump dissolves chemicals from the wastes, forming a liquid called _________________ that could pollute rivers, streams, and groundwater.
a)
liquid waste
b)
trash effluent
c)
leachate
d)
runoff
37.
A(n) _______________ is specially designed to safely hold municipal solid waste, construction debris, and some types of agricultural and industrial waste.
a)
 sanitary landfill
b)
open dump
c)
waste pit
d)
dumpster
38.

Integrated waste management arranges all of the strategies of dealing with municipal solid waste in order, from top-to-bottom, with the goal of minimizing what ends up in a landfill. The first step in waste management is _____________.

a)

incineration

b)

reuse

c)

recycling

d)

reduction

39.

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of incinerating waste?

a)

It reduces the material sent to landfills

b)

It produces energy in the form of heat

c)

It can be used to produce electricity

d)

It neutralizes all of the toxic materials

40.

Manufacturers could reduce waste and conserve resources by making products that

a)

use more materials

b)

are more durable

c)

are difficult

d)

are disposable

41.

Which one is not a benefit of recycling ?

a)

It reduces pollution .

b)

It conserves natural resources.

c)

It saves energy.

d)

It may cause diseases.

42.

Residue collected at the bottom of the combustion chamber in a furnace.

a)

Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)

b)

Waste Stream

c)

Bottom Ash

d)

Leachate

43.

a systems of tool that looks at the materials used and released throughout the lifetime of a product—from the procurement of raw materials through their manufacture, use, and disposal. Also known as cradle-to-grave analysis.

a)

Waste

b)

Open-Loop Recycling

c)

Life-Cycle Analysis

d)

Closed-Loop Recycling

44.

refuse collected by municipalities from households, small businesses, and institutions.

a)

Waste Stream

b)

Leachate

c)

Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)

d)

Integrated Waste Management

45.

using a product or material that was intended to be discarded.

a)

Reconfigure

b)

Recycle

c)

Reduce

d)

Reuse

46.

an engineered ground facility designed to hold municipal solid waste (MSW) with as little contamination of the surrounding environment as possible.

a)

Hazardous Waste

b)

Sanitary Landfill

c)

Cradle-to-Grave Analysis

d)

Closed-Loop Recycling

47.

an approach to waste management that seeks to cut waste by reducing the use of potential waste materials in early stages of design and manufacture.

a)

Engineering Control

b)

Closed-Loop Recycling

c)

Composting

d)

Source Reduction

48.

The movement of trash cans to the truck done by a collection crew

a)

backyard collection

b)

curbside collection

c)

backside collection

d)

curbyard collection

49.

The movement of trash cans to the street where the garbage truck will pass, done manually by the waste generator

a)

backyard collection

b)

curbside collection

c)

backside collection

d)

curbyard collection

50.

When the waste disposal unit is far from the collection area, this is used.

a)

dumpster

b)

transfer station

c)

routing

d)

allocation model