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- 1. Multiple Choice
___________ is any waste that is a risk to the health of humans or other living things.
hazardous waste
politics
sewage
water runoff
- 2. Multiple Choice
A dark brown, crumbly material made from decomposed matter is called _____________.
compost
brown sugar
saw dust
non-biodegradable
- 3. Multiple Choice
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.
landfill
incinerator
compost heap
aquifer
- 4. Multiple Choice
Solid waste includes all of the following except;
newspaper and soda bottles
food scraps and yard clippings
ozone and carbon dioxide
junk mail and milk cartons
- 5. Multiple Choice
If your shirt is partly cotton and partly polyester, what part is biodegradable?
cotton
polyester
both a and b
none of the above
- 6. Multiple Choice
Microorganisms are unable to break down plastics because plastics
are made from oil
are too abundant
are made of unknown elements
do not occur in nature
- 7. Multiple Choice
Municipal solid waste is approximately what percentage of all solid waste?
2%
20%
60%
90%
- 8. Multiple Choice
Leachate is a substance that
is produced in a compost pile
is a byproduct of bacterial digestion
is produced by incinerators
contains dissolved toxic chemicals
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a benefit of incinerating waste?
It reduces the material sent to landfills
It produces energy in the form of heat
It can be used to produce electricity
It neutralizes all of the toxic materials
- 10. Multiple Choice
Manufacturers could reduce waste and conserve resources by making products that
use more materials
are more durable
are difficult
are disposable
- 11. Multiple Choice
Most of the municipal solid waste in the United States is
stored in landfills
recycled
incinerated
none of the above
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is one way to reduce an over-supply of recyclable materials?
build more recycling plants
increase the types of recyclable materials
increase the demand for products made from recycled materials
put the excess materials in landfills
- 13. Multiple Choice
What percent of recycled electronics end up in developing countries?
10%
30%
50%
80%
- 14. Multiple Choice
Why do developing countries take our e-waste?
It makes good money
They have huge free land
No government obligation for import of e-waste
- 15. Multiple Choice
What percentage of cell phones are recycled?
10%
20%
40%
50%
- 16. Multiple Choice
What is precycling?
It is recycling the recycled product
It is making agreement for recycling product which purchasing
It is government process to be followed before cycling product
It is thinking about the amount of waste a product makes before purchasing it
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which of the following disease is caused by waste material thrown in open areas ?
Cholera
Plague
Typhoid
All the above
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which one is not a benefit of recycling ?
It reduces pollution .
It conserves natural resources.
It saves energy.
It may cause diseases.
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which one is not a benefit of recycling ?
It reduces pollution .
It conserves natural resources.
It saves energy.
It may cause diseases.
- 20. Multiple Choice
In which country burning the trash method of waste disposal is very much popular ?
Singapore
Japan
India
None of the above
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not an example of non biodegradable waste ?
Rubber
Plastic
Eggshell
Broken Glass
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