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Emig's Civil Engineering Unit Study Guide - Part 2

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the original way of dealing with trash in history?

a)

Fire

b)

Street dumping

c)

Oceans

d)

Trash collectors

2.

What military branch helped establish the modern landfill system?

a)

Marine Corp

b)

Army

c)

Coast Guard

d)

Air Force

3.

What government agency helped establish standards for making modern landfills more sanitary?

a)

Environmental Protection Agency

b)

Department of Health and Social Services

c)

Game and Fish Department

d)

Department of Public Health & Environment

4.

Each ton of properly recycled paper can save how many trees?

a)

19

b)

17

c)

12

d)

10

5.

Each ton of properly recycled paper can save how many gallons of water?

a)
500 gallons
b)
1000 gallons
c)
3000 gallons
d)
7000 gallons
6.

Which of the following cannot be recycled?

a)
Aluminum cans
b)
Glass bottles
c)
Paper bags
d)
Polystyrene foam (Styrofoam)
7.

Which of the following CAN be recycled?

a)

Plastics marked with a 2

b)
Batteries
c)
Food waste
d)

Plastics marked with a 4

8.

Why can't pizza boxes be recycled?

a)

They're typically too large to fit through the equipment

b)

The smell of the pizza attracts vermin

c)

Most pizza boxes have absorbed grease

d)

Trick question - Pizza boxes CAN be recycled

9.

What is the word for people recycling things that they want to be recycled, even though the things are not recyclable?

a)

Hope-cycle

b)

Wannabe-cycle

c)

Dream-cycle

d)

Wish-cycle

10.

Recycling tip: __________ combined materials

a)

Combine

b)

Separate

c)

Sort

d)

Recycle

11.

How much liquid is tolerated in a recyled item?

a)

one tablespoon

b)

four drops

c)

one teaspoon

d)

1/4 cup

12.

According to the slides, a ____________ recycling container is a contaminated recycling container.

a)

Wet

b)

Broken

c)

Smelly

d)

Dirty

13.

According to the slides, what's a good test to determine if a piece of plastic cannot be recycled?

a)

If you can see through it

b)

If it says the word "non-recyclable" on it

c)

If you can poke your finger through it

d)

If it sinks in water

14.

What's a gauge for determining whether an object is too small to be recycled?

a)

If it's smaller than an ID card

b)

If it's smaller than a quarter

c)

If it's smaller than a phone

d)

If it's smaller than an iPad

15.

Which of the following can be recycled in Edmond, according to the slides?

a)

Egg cartons

b)

Bubble wrap

c)

Aerosol Cans

d)

Yard waste

16.

Which of the following cannot be recycled in Edmond, according to the slides?

a)

Detergent jugs

b)

Shampoo bottles

c)

Glass bottles

d)

Aluminum Foil

17.

According to the slides, what happens when an item is put in the recycling bin but it can't actually be recycled?

a)

The homeowner is fined

b)

The entire bin is rejected due to contamination

c)

The item is taken to a landfill

d)

The item is incinerated

18.

Landfills are closely monitored to detect and avoid certain unfortunate occurences. Which of the following was not mentioned on the slides as something they watch for?

a)

Improper drainage

b)

Vermin infestation

c)

Excess gas

d)

Odor

19.

How long is a landfill monitored after it's closed?

a)

5 years

b)

10 years

c)

20 years

d)

30 years

20.

Which of the following is a correct definition of "floodplain?"

a)

A coastal landform almost entirely surrounded by water but connected to the mainland on one side

b)

The land beside a river that stretches from the banks of a river to the base of the enclosing valley

c)

A narrow, gently sloping strip of land that lies along the edge of an ocean or a lake

d)

A narrow strip of land that connects two larger landmasses and separates two bodies of water

21.

What government agency studies where water will drain when there is a lot of rain and documents its findings for a city?

a)

Federal Emergency Management Agency

b)

Army Corps of Engineers

c)

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

d)

Department of Housing and Urban Development

22.

What is the name of a flood that has a 1% chance every year of being so big that water would spread out across much of the land?

a)

1000-year flood

b)

500-year flood

c)

100-year flood

d)

10-year flood

23.

What is the name of a flood that has a 0.2% chance every year of being so big that water would spread out across much of the land?

a)

1000-year flood

b)

500-year flood

c)

100-year flood

d)

10-year flood

24.

What was the universal truth in the Blueprints slides?

a)

Whether you’re an architect, an engineer, a construction worker, or just a person wanting to build build something,

you’ll need to know how to read them.

b)

The only thing we have to fear is blueprints themselves.

c)

Ask not what your blueprints can do for you, but what you can do for your blueprints.

d)

Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent blueprints.