Question 1

Latex paint is classified as a hazardous waste.If a homeowner wants to dispose of extra latex paint,she could legally do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Put the lid on it tightly,and place it in the trash. 
B) Burn the paint in a backyard fire pit. 
C) Pour it down the drain. 
D) None of these options is legal. 
A) Put the lid on it tightly,and place it in the trash. 
B) Burn the paint in a backyard fire pit. 
C) Pour it down the drain. 
D) None of these options is legal. D

Question 2

Which of the following should not be flushed down the drain or toilet in a home with a septic tank?

Accepted Answer

A) Vegetable fragments and organic detergents 
B) Toilet paper and other paper fragments 
C) Condoms and feminine hygiene products 
D) Urine and feces 
A) Vegetable fragments and organic detergents 
B) Toilet paper and other paper fragments 
C) Condoms and feminine hygiene products 
D) Urine and feces C

Question 3

Yucca Mountain is best known as ________.

Accepted Answer

A) the location of a leaky nuclear power plant that will cost billions of dollars to clean up 
B) a potential site for long-term,high-level,nuclear waste storage in the United States,rejected because of political and safety concerns 
C) the site of a lake that received illegal dumping of nuclear waste in the 1960s 
D) a military base that has accumulated low-level and high-level nuclear waste for many decades 
A) the location of a leaky nuclear power plant that will cost billions of dollars to clean up 
B) a potential site for long-term,high-level,nuclear waste storage in the United States,rejected because of political and safety concerns 
C) the site of a lake that received illegal dumping of nuclear waste in the 1960s 
D) a military base that has accumulated low-level and high-level nuclear waste for many decades B

Question 4

The disaster of Love Canal in New York in the 1970s illustrated the problem of_________ .

Accepted Answer

A) unsafe nuclear waste disposal 
B) unsafe toxic waste disposal 
C) health problems resulting from the processing of electronic wastes 
D) lax safety standards at nuclear power plants in the eastern United States 
A) unsafe nuclear waste disposal 
B) unsafe toxic waste disposal 
C) health problems resulting from the processing of electronic wastes 
D) lax safety standards at nuclear power plants in the eastern United States

Question 5

Industrial ecologists _______

Accepted Answer

A) help design plans for industrial infrastructure in areas that are environmentally sensitive,such as Rocky Mountain National Park 
B) strive to find uses for hazardous wastes so the wastes can be recycled rather than disposed of in potentially unsafe manners 
C) study the negative impacts of industrial processes on the environment 
D) design systems that use energy and materials more efficiently during the manufacture,consumer use,and recycling or disposal of products 
A) help design plans for industrial infrastructure in areas that are environmentally sensitive,such as Rocky Mountain National Park 
B) strive to find uses for hazardous wastes so the wastes can be recycled rather than disposed of in potentially unsafe manners 
C) study the negative impacts of industrial processes on the environment 
D) design systems that use energy and materials more efficiently during the manufacture,consumer use,and recycling or disposal of products

Question 6

Waste incinerators ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) extend the life of landfills by decreasing waste volume 
B) increase the volume of MSW that must be buried in landfills 
C) are able to eliminate the disposal of municipal solid wastes MSW) 
D) ultimately increase the use of fossil fuels to generate electricity 
A) extend the life of landfills by decreasing waste volume 
B) increase the volume of MSW that must be buried in landfills 
C) are able to eliminate the disposal of municipal solid wastes MSW) 
D) ultimately increase the use of fossil fuels to generate electricity

Question 7

There is/are currently ______ong-term,underground,nonmilitary,permanent,high-level radioactive waste storage facilityies)in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) three 
B) four 
C) zero 
D) one 
A) three 
B) four 
C) zero 
D) one

Question 8

People with home septic systems often flush several cups of a powdered substance down their toilets every month or two to keep their systems healthy.These powdered substances most likely contain _________ .

Accepted Answer

A) acids that help to clean the insides of the walls of the pipes and septic tank 
B) bacteria and enzymes that help break down wastes 
C) chemicals that bind to heavy metals to keep them from leaching into the soil 
D) chlorine and other disinfectants that help to prevent soil contamination 
A) acids that help to clean the insides of the walls of the pipes and septic tank 
B) bacteria and enzymes that help break down wastes 
C) chemicals that bind to heavy metals to keep them from leaching into the soil 
D) chlorine and other disinfectants that help to prevent soil contamination

Question 9

-Since the year 2000,which of the following appears to have grown less popular as a method of dealing with municipal solid waste?

Accepted Answer

A) Composting 
B) Waste incineration 
C) Recycling 
D) Landfilling 
A) Composting 
B) Waste incineration 
C) Recycling 
D) Landfilling

Question 10

Radioactive wastes are categorized as either low level or high level.Explain the distinction and how each kind of waste is properly disposed of.

Accepted Answer

Low-level radioactive wastes consist of

Question 11

If you were to accidentally flush your cell phone down the toilet,it would be removed during what stage of the sewage treatment process?

Accepted Answer

A) Primary treatment 
B) Secondary treatment 
C) Tertiary treatment 
D) It would not be removed during treatment,which is why one should not flush it down the toilet. 
A) Primary treatment 
B) Secondary treatment 
C) Tertiary treatment 
D) It would not be removed during treatment,which is why one should not flush it down the toilet.

Question 12

Of the following,which one would be the most logical use for graywater?

Accepted Answer

A) Filling swimming pools 
B) Flushing toilets 
C) Washing hands 
D) Washing dishes 
A) Filling swimming pools 
B) Flushing toilets 
C) Washing hands 
D) Washing dishes

Question 13

Over 25% of all U.S.municipal solid waste consists of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) yard trimmings 
B) plastics and metals 
C) paper 
D) wastes that would be classified as hazardous 
A) yard trimmings 
B) plastics and metals 
C) paper 
D) wastes that would be classified as hazardous

Question 14

The reprocessing of nuclear fuel_____________ .

Accepted Answer

A) requires additional mining of uranium 
B) requires the heavy use of lead and iron ore 
C) is widely practiced in the United States 
D) reduces and reuses the stockpile of nuclear waste 
A) requires additional mining of uranium 
B) requires the heavy use of lead and iron ore 
C) is widely practiced in the United States 
D) reduces and reuses the stockpile of nuclear waste

Question 15

What is the difference between sewage and wastewater?

Accepted Answer

A) Wastewater does not contain the toilet paper and human water-borne wastes that are found in sewage. 
B) Sewage is wastewater that contains urine and feces and other wastes from households,but wastewater also includes stormwater and water contaminated from agricultural and industrial processes. 
C) Sewage and wastewater are synonymous. 
D) Wastewater is sewage that has been fully processed in a sewage treatment plant to remove all solids and pathogens. 
A) Wastewater does not contain the toilet paper and human water-borne wastes that are found in sewage. 
B) Sewage is wastewater that contains urine and feces and other wastes from households,but wastewater also includes stormwater and water contaminated from agricultural and industrial processes. 
C) Sewage and wastewater are synonymous. 
D) Wastewater is sewage that has been fully processed in a sewage treatment plant to remove all solids and pathogens.

Question 16

Which of the following is a component of the municipal solid waste stream?

Accepted Answer

A) Low-level radioactive waste,such as medical syringes 
B) Scrap steel from an automobile manufacturing plant 
C) Household and restaurant food waste 
D) Feces 
A) Low-level radioactive waste,such as medical syringes 
B) Scrap steel from an automobile manufacturing plant 
C) Household and restaurant food waste 
D) Feces

Question 17

Compared to municipal solid waste in 1960,today's municipal solid waste is much__________ .

Accepted Answer

A) more likely to contain coal ash 
B) less likely to be buried in a sanitary landfill 
C) less likely to be recycled 
D) less likely to be dumped into an open pit 
A) more likely to contain coal ash 
B) less likely to be buried in a sanitary landfill 
C) less likely to be recycled 
D) less likely to be dumped into an open pit

Question 18

In addition to taking up space,one of the greatest risks of adding e-wastes into landfills is ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) a danger that CRTs will result in huge explosions 
B) the generation of large volumes of methane 
C) the leaching of heavy metals into soil and groundwater 
D) the tremendous amounts of heat generated when e-waste decays 
A) a danger that CRTs will result in huge explosions 
B) the generation of large volumes of methane 
C) the leaching of heavy metals into soil and groundwater 
D) the tremendous amounts of heat generated when e-waste decays

Question 19

One of the biggest problems associated with long-term,high-level nuclear waste storage is___________ .

Accepted Answer

A) figuring out how to contain the material so that it does not leak into the ocean 
B) determining a cost-effective way to shoot waste into space 
C) finding an environment that will remain stable for more than 10,000 years 
D) creating a secure environment to protect the material from terrorists 
A) figuring out how to contain the material so that it does not leak into the ocean 
B) determining a cost-effective way to shoot waste into space 
C) finding an environment that will remain stable for more than 10,000 years 
D) creating a secure environment to protect the material from terrorists

Question 20

A home located about 500 feet from an abandoned landfill explodes in a giant ball of flames.This is a mystery,as the home only uses electricity for cooking and heating.Most likely,this disaster was caused by __________ .

Accepted Answer

A) corrosives that leached from the landfill into the home and degraded the home's electrical wires 
B) methane that seeped from the landfill along horizontal cracks and into the home 
C) gasoline or other flammable substances that leached from the landfill into the home 
D) groundwater contamination from the landfill into the home 
A) corrosives that leached from the landfill into the home and degraded the home's electrical wires 
B) methane that seeped from the landfill along horizontal cracks and into the home 
C) gasoline or other flammable substances that leached from the landfill into the home 
D) groundwater contamination from the landfill into the home

Latex paint is classified as a hazardous waste.If a homeowner wants to dispose of extra latex paint,she could legally do which of the following?

Which of the following should not be flushed down the drain or toilet in a home with a septic tank?

Yucca Mountain is best known as ________.

The disaster of Love Canal in New York in the 1970s illustrated the problem of_________ .

Industrial ecologists _______

Waste incinerators ___________.

There is/are currently ______ong-term,underground,nonmilitary,permanent,high-level radioactive waste storage facilityies)in the United States.

People with home septic systems often flush several cups of a powdered substance down their toilets every month or two to keep their systems healthy.These powdered substances most likely contain _________ .

-Since the year 2000,which of the following appears to have grown less popular as a method of dealing with municipal solid waste?

Radioactive wastes are categorized as either low level or high level.Explain the distinction and how each kind of waste is properly disposed of.

If you were to accidentally flush your cell phone down the toilet,it would be removed during what stage of the sewage treatment process?

Of the following,which one would be the most logical use for graywater?

Over 25% of all U.S.municipal solid waste consists of __________.

The reprocessing of nuclear fuel_____________ .

What is the difference between sewage and wastewater?

Which of the following is a component of the municipal solid waste stream?

Compared to municipal solid waste in 1960,today's municipal solid waste is much__________ .

In addition to taking up space,one of the greatest risks of adding e-wastes into landfills is ___________.

One of the biggest problems associated with long-term,high-level nuclear waste storage is___________ .

A home located about 500 feet from an abandoned landfill explodes in a giant ball of flames.This is a mystery,as the home only uses electricity for cooking and heating.Most likely,this disaster was caused by __________ .

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Exam 20: Science Fundamentals

Latex paint is classified as a hazardous waste.If a homeowner wants to dispose of extra latex paint,she could legally do which of the following?

Which of the following should not be flushed down the drain or toilet in a home with a septic tank?

Yucca Mountain is best known as ________.

The disaster of Love Canal in New York in the 1970s illustrated the problem of_________ .

Industrial ecologists _______

Waste incinerators ___________.

There is/are currently ______ong-term,underground,nonmilitary,permanent,high-level radioactive waste storage facilityies)in the United States.

People with home septic systems often flush several cups of a powdered substance down their toilets every month or two to keep their systems healthy.These powdered substances most likely contain _________ .

-Since the year 2000,which of the following appears to have grown less popular as a method of dealing with municipal solid waste?

Radioactive wastes are categorized as either low level or high level.Explain the distinction and how each kind of waste is properly disposed of.

If you were to accidentally flush your cell phone down the toilet,it would be removed during what stage of the sewage treatment process?

Of the following,which one would be the most logical use for graywater?

Over 25% of all U.S.municipal solid waste consists of __________.

The reprocessing of nuclear fuel_____________ .

What is the difference between sewage and wastewater?

Which of the following is a component of the municipal solid waste stream?

Compared to municipal solid waste in 1960,today's municipal solid waste is much__________ .

In addition to taking up space,one of the greatest risks of adding e-wastes into landfills is ___________.

One of the biggest problems associated with long-term,high-level nuclear waste storage is___________ .

A home located about 500 feet from an abandoned landfill explodes in a giant ball of flames.This is a mystery,as the home only uses electricity for cooking and heating.Most likely,this disaster was caused by __________ .

The Science of Sustainability

Environmental Policy

Economics and Values

Biodiversity and Evolution

Populations and Communities

Ecosystems and Biomes

Biogeochemical Cycles

Freshwater

Atmosphere and Air Pollution

Oceans

Climate

Human Populations

Land Use

Agriculture

Solid and Hazardous Waste

Human Health and the Environment

Energy Use

Nonrenewable Energy

Enewable Energy

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