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WorksheetsEmig's Civil Engineering Unit Study Guide - Part 2
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
What was the original way of dealing with trash in history?
Fire
Street dumping
Oceans
Trash collectors
What military branch helped establish the modern landfill system?
Marine Corp
Army
Coast Guard
Air Force
What government agency helped establish standards for making modern landfills more sanitary?
Environmental Protection Agency
Department of Health and Social Services
Game and Fish Department
Department of Public Health & Environment
Each ton of properly recycled paper can save how many trees?
19
17
12
10
Each ton of properly recycled paper can save how many gallons of water?
Which of the following cannot be recycled?
Which of the following CAN be recycled?
Plastics marked with a 2
Plastics marked with a 4
Why can't pizza boxes be recycled?
They're typically too large to fit through the equipment
The smell of the pizza attracts vermin
Most pizza boxes have absorbed grease
Trick question - Pizza boxes CAN be recycled
What is the word for people recycling things that they want to be recycled, even though the things are not recyclable?
Hope-cycle
Wannabe-cycle
Dream-cycle
Wish-cycle
Recycling tip: __________ combined materials
Combine
Separate
Sort
Recycle
How much liquid is tolerated in a recyled item?
one tablespoon
four drops
one teaspoon
1/4 cup
According to the slides, a ____________ recycling container is a contaminated recycling container.
Wet
Broken
Smelly
Dirty
According to the slides, what's a good test to determine if a piece of plastic cannot be recycled?
If you can see through it
If it says the word "non-recyclable" on it
If you can poke your finger through it
If it sinks in water
What's a gauge for determining whether an object is too small to be recycled?
If it's smaller than an ID card
If it's smaller than a quarter
If it's smaller than a phone
If it's smaller than an iPad
Which of the following can be recycled in Edmond, according to the slides?
Egg cartons
Bubble wrap
Aerosol Cans
Yard waste
Which of the following cannot be recycled in Edmond, according to the slides?
Detergent jugs
Shampoo bottles
Glass bottles
Aluminum Foil
According to the slides, what happens when an item is put in the recycling bin but it can't actually be recycled?
The homeowner is fined
The entire bin is rejected due to contamination
The item is taken to a landfill
The item is incinerated
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?
Improper drainage
Vermin infestation
Excess gas
Odor
How long is a landfill monitored after it's closed?
5 years
10 years
20 years
30 years
Which of the following is a correct definition of "floodplain?"
A coastal landform almost entirely surrounded by water but connected to the mainland on one side
The land beside a river that stretches from the banks of a river to the base of the enclosing valley
A narrow, gently sloping strip of land that lies along the edge of an ocean or a lake
A narrow strip of land that connects two larger landmasses and separates two bodies of water
What government agency studies where water will drain when there is a lot of rain and documents its findings for a city?
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Army Corps of Engineers
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
Department of Housing and Urban Development
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?
1000-year flood
500-year flood
100-year flood
10-year flood
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?
1000-year flood
500-year flood
100-year flood
10-year flood
What was the universal truth in the Blueprints slides?
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.
The only thing we have to fear is blueprints themselves.
Ask not what your blueprints can do for you, but what you can do for your blueprints.
Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent blueprints.
